France, Republic. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Cross Set, By Bertrand consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Both armpits have three reinforced

Both armpits have three reinforced holes in green threading for ventilation

A wartime postcard depicting then-Hauptsturmführer (later Standartenführer) Fritz Klingenberg

silvered zink buttons on the right flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left

Footnote: Max Immelmann (born September 21

and French interests

France, Republic. An Order Of The Black Star, Grand Cross Set, By Bertrand consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Both armpits have three reinforced(Ordre de l'toile Noire). Instituted on 1 December 1889 at Porto Novo by Toffa, future king of Dahomey (today the Republic of Benin). In silver gilt, a Maltese cross featuring white enamels with blue borders, clusters of three gilt rays in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a black enamelled star, a mirrored reverse with a large green enamelled laurel suspension, marked on suspension with boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver