Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Archive He was awarded the Order

He was awarded the Order of the White Rose of Finland

initially flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter

accompanied by its period document

magnetic (with modern ribbon)

to leave the Service

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Archive He was awarded the Order(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a