A Cased German Cross In Gold Awarded To Petty Officer Gerhard Friese Of S26/1St E-Boat Flotilla certificate_of_authenticity court mounted as worn

court mounted as worn

marked "STERLING" and "REG'D'04" on the reverse

have been lost to time

the French Order of the Legion of Honour

He was posted as an Aircraftman Second Class

A Cased German Cross In Gold Awarded To Petty Officer Gerhard Friese Of S26/1St E-Boat Flotilla certificate_of_authenticity court mounted as wornA fine quality manufacture, cased and extremely well preserved German Cross in Gold; four rivets on the reverse; double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a quality black enameled rotated swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year (1941); inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red painted line with a silver core in the middle; broad vertical