Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class certificate_of_authenticity Captain Gibbons' fight to obtain

Captain Gibbons' fight to obtain reinstatement to active duty was aided by former President Theodore Roosevelt

He was born in Alfonsine

1938” Day of Labour badge

He departed Liverpool aboard H

saying that they were the only government authorized to issue Polish awards

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class certificate_of_authenticity Captain Gibbons' fight to obtain(Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse). Consisting of a multi piece cross patte constructed of a blackened magnetic iron core within a silvered ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbers on the lower arm, the reverse plain with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barreled sheet metal hinge, and a round catch, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (h) x 44 mm (w), in very fine condition.