Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold the reverse centre presents the

the reverse centre presents the inscription FÜR VERDIENSTVOLLE MITARBEIT BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN 1936 (FOR MERITORIOUS CO-OPERATION IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES 1936)

On the bottom it reads “Our successful fighter pilot Lieutenant Jacobs”

Through the use of vivid text and numerous photographs

copy of his photo

which was captured by the Germans

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold the reverse centre presents the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,