In order to preserve the purity of the decoration
Five German WWII Awards - Iron cross with magnetic center (and modern ribbon)
the base stamped with a Deutsches Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front/DAF) logo
on gray Luftwaffe backing
Footnote: Richard Bartylla was born on 5 October 1914 in Bolko
Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Hanseatic Crosses Archive In order to preserve the(Hanseatenkreuze). A pair of Hanseatic Crosses, including: 1. A Hamburg issue award, constructed of silvered copper with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, overlaid by a central red enameled medallion bearing a silvered Hamburg coat of arms, the reverse bearing a central inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), unmarked, measuring