3) A Mother’s Cross Second Class (Silver Grade)
personal hobbies and music (both vocal and instrumental)
In 1915 he volunteered for service in the Bavarian army and received pilot training
with a pink/red stamp reading “Nur vom Empfänger zu Öffnen” (Only to be opened by the recipient)
obverse centre in red enamels featuring the calligraphic inscription "Relying on the Assistance of Almighty God
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Luftwaffe German Cross In Gold, Cloth Version Hold 3) A Mother’s Cross Second(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, Stoffausfhrung). Instituted 28 September 1941. (1941 1945 issue). 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 dark grey threading, the cross features a gilded stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the institution year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature