Germany, Third Reich. A Spanish Cross In Bronze Miniature Stickpin GTRexclude with the cover bearing a

with the cover bearing a gold embossed inscription of “STATUTEN FÜR DEN OESTERREICHISCH-KAISERLICHEN-ORDEN DER EISERNEN KRONE” (“STATUTE FOR THE IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN ORDER OF THE IRON CROWN”) in Fraktur script

interlaced with black threading and giving definition to the eagle's eye and wings

on 43 mm pin

It was re-formed under the new name “6th U-Boat Flotilla” in July 1941

suffering a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his left hand

Germany, Third Reich. A Spanish Cross In Bronze Miniature Stickpin GTRexclude with the cover bearing a(Spanien Kreuz Stecknadel). A bronze stickpin, presenting as a Maltese cross, with Luftwaffe style eagles between the arms, with a swastika at the centre, measuring 16. 26 mm (w) x 15. 99 mm (h), on a 43. 56 mm long needle pin, and in near extremely fine condition.