Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross United Republic of It bombed enemy positions in

It bombed enemy positions in support of the airborne assault across the Rhine in March 1945

Sussex and briefly placed on command at Purley from the 16th to the 22nd

it was also awarded to officers and men of the Royal Air Force

both busts framed by laurel leaves

each quadrant embellished with detailed enamelled green laurel

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of St. John, Type II, Knight of Honour Cross United Republic of It bombed enemy positions in(Ritterorden St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem Kreuz der Ehrenritter). Instituted 15 October 1852 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1852 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by a blackened Prussian imperial eagle, the twelve oclock arm topped by a pebbled fan perforated with an eyelet retaining a suspension loop and period original full length