Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade Auction he was made a Platoon

he was made a Platoon Leader serving at the front

a small olive green cotton-lined pocket to the right of the fly

inscribed in pencil "Albert Johnson / Oconto Co

Other people have taken the metaphor farther by comparing the act of bailing out with that of the caterpillar letting itself down to earth by a silken thread

7 mm x 111 mm)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade Auction he was made a Platoon(Bronzenes Spanisches Kreuz). Constructed of bronzed tombac in the shape of a Maltese cross with Luftwaffe eagles separately applied to the cross; vertical banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a broad catch; measuring 55. 64 mm (w) x 55. 08 mm (h); weighing 25. 9 grams; in overall near extremely fine condition.