Lübeck. A Hanseatic Cross Auction Archive praising the pilots of the

praising the pilots of the Luftwaffe

one octagonal (33

and minor contact to obverse)

maker marked "N & H" (Noelle & Hueck Lüdenscheid) and dated "1942" on the reverse

the 24th launched a large attack from the Sugar Refinery on September 17th 1916 that proved to be extremely costly and ultimately unsuccessful

Lübeck. A Hanseatic Cross Auction Archive praising the pilots of the(Hanseatenkreuz). A cross pattee; constructed of silvered bronze; with red enameled arms; the obverse with a center medallion depicting a silvered Lbeck coat of arms; the reverse inscribed in the centre with Fr Verdienst im Kriege 1914 (For Merit in War 1914); on loop for suspension; measuring 39. 46 mm (w) x 39. 52 mm (h); weighing 16. 7 grams; with contact marks throughout; in overall better than fine condition.