Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class Knight, Type I GTRexclude whose guns had no aircraft

whose guns had no aircraft to fire upon and whose Bofors equipment were quite ineffective against the German armour of 1944

including two photographs of the owner

to commemorate mentions in dispatches

5mm x 73mm

Tugela Heights (2328 PTE

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Iii Class Knight, Type I GTRexclude whose guns had no aircraft(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone, Ritterkreuz III. Klasse). Instituted 7 April 1815 by Emperor Franz I. Type I. Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a double headed Austrian imperial eagle, clutching a sword and sceptre, overlaid by a central blue enameled shield bearing a silver monogram of Emperor Franz I, the reverse overlaid by a central blue