Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: Sergeant William “Bing” Coughlin

Footnote: Sergeant William “Bing” Coughlin participated in the invasion of Sicily and served through four months of the Italian campaign before joining the Maple Leaf Newspaper staff in 1944

and a Faithful Service Cross

The insignia measures 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

with a crown at the 12 o’clock arm

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Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: Sergeant William “Bing” Coughlin(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron with gilded metal, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and gilded frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining a period original length of neck