Germany, Imperial. A First War Iron Cross, II Class to the Austrian Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A Signals/Communications tab

A Signals/Communications tab

2nd Class with Swords

of which 241 were against Soviet fighters

Pietzonka was severely wounded in February of 1944 and subsequently promoted to Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)

red velvet medal bed

Germany, Imperial. A First War Iron Cross, II Class to the Austrian Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A Signals/Communications tab(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). A unique and desirable II Class iron cross to Austrian recipient, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from an original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve