A Imperial German Battle Of The Somme Commemorative Cross certificate_of_authenticity oxidation mark in the "O"

oxidation mark in the "O" on the obverse

he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in February 1941

protecting a right-facing rifleman in a trench below

with the number "2" in iron based ink written on the paper reverse

bareheaded bust in Admiral's uniform (207799 (DEV

A Imperial German Battle Of The Somme Commemorative Cross certificate_of_authenticity oxidation mark in the "O"A Imperial German Battle of the Somme Commemorative Cross (Weimarer Republik, Somme Kreuz), 1914 1918; two piece construction alloy with gilt edged black and orange enamels; the obverse a Maltese shaped cross with a central gilt edged black enamel medallion inscribed in gilt with Somme, 1914 1918; the reverse plain; maker marked Fleck & Sohn, Hamburg 3 and Ges. Gesch (for gesetzlich geschtzt = legally protected, i. e. a registered design) on reverse;