Germany, Heer. A 1937 Artillerie-Regiment 40 Driver Competition Second Place Victor’s Cup United Republic of The Iron Cross 1st Class

The Iron Cross 1st Class certificate is named to Unteroffizier (NCO) Düttmann on August 25

a white enamelled star with smooth enamel rays in each quadrant

George on horseback slaying a dragon

bearing a central crowned German national eagle overlaid by a Stahlhelm and crossed swords

Garton died on December 2

Germany, Heer. A 1937 Artillerie-Regiment 40 Driver Competition Second Place Victor’s Cup United Republic of The Iron Cross 1st Class(Artillerie Regiment 40 II. Preis fr Kraftfahrer). Constructed of silvered bronze, the exterior bearing a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, situated above a finely engraved and blackened inscription of 4. BATTR. A. R. 40, II. PREIS F. KRAFTFAHRER SEPT. 1937, indicating issue to a second place victory in a driving competition among the men of 4. Batterie, Artillerie Regiment 40, measuring 8. 5 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely