Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive both unmarked and measuring 48

both unmarked and measuring 48 mm (w) x 120 mm (l)

Dicks returned to Air Force Headquarters in Ottawa before being transferred to Eastern Air Command in Halifax

A second signature in black ink belongs to Wilhelm Groener (1867–1939)

with silver/aluminum bullion tress on the top and bottom along the edges

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive both unmarked and measuring 48(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). Constructed of silver with a non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with blackened non magnetic metal core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to a silver Oak Leaf