Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive Dicks returned to Air Force

Dicks returned to Air Force Headquarters in Ottawa before being transferred to Eastern Air Command in Halifax

with silver/aluminum bullion tress on the top and bottom along the edges

A private photo collection from Admiral in the Kriegsmarine Erich Förste

the son of Frank Austin and Mildren Austin

the other three medals with replacement ribbons

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive Dicks returned to Air Force(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). Constructed of silver with a non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with blackened non magnetic metal core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to a silver Oak Leaf