Falconer's Troop came under heavy mortar fire which killed several men including the Troop Commander
Woldemar Freiherr Grote (1877–1957)
(Jungmädelbund Leistungsabzeichen)
seven are artist signed "P
The interior is fully surrounded by a silvered zink frame bearing an adjustable brown leather chinstrap
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed Falconer's Troop came under heavy(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 93 mm (w) x 43. 74 mm (h), weighing 19. 6 grams,