An Iron Cross First Class 1939 By Wilhelm Deumer; Screw Back Version Archive 1955 for bravery in defence

1955 for bravery in defence of the Czechoslovak Republic and its borders

Arica was surrounded by Chilean forces who outnumbered the defenders three to one

Naming is officially engraved on the KM and privately engraved on the UNKM

later as Midshipman in North America

He signed his Attestation Paper (the recruiting officer spelling it "Rodrich") as a Private with the 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" on July 28

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 By Wilhelm Deumer; Screw Back Version Archive 1955 for bravery in defenceSilvered frame, iron core, magnetic, maker marked "L 11" (Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid) on the reverse, bottom, slightly vaulted, screw back version, extremely fine condition