Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare German Cross In Silver, Cloth Version Auction with the two airmen buried

with the two airmen buried next to each other

where the colours of the regiment and antecedent units were laid up

along with a letter from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Canadian Agency (confirming his burial plot and death

It is dated to July 7

gilt lion and text on the centrepiece

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare German Cross In Silver, Cloth Version Auction with the two airmen buried(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points, with the bottom outer layer of the cross in silver aluminum bullion threading, while the rest consists of greyish threading, the cross features a silvered stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red intertwined cord acting as a border