Original German WWI Medal Bar with Iron Cross 2nd Class and Württemberg Friedrich Order Knight 2nd Class Russian Ordnance Lieutenant General Ira Eaker took

Lieutenant General Ira Eaker took over MAAF when Eisenhower chose Tedder to oversee air operations and planning for the Normandy Landings

Then those crews started their training as members of combat teams

some captured war trophies a son sent home from Europe to his worried parents

Although this Officer remains un-named his last name might well have been BERGGREN

Impossible to find such an early example in a great matured condition

Original German WWI Medal Bar with Iron Cross 2nd Class and Württemberg Friedrich Order Knight 2nd Class Russian Ordnance Lieutenant General Ira Eaker tookOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is fantastic a 100% genuine medal bar removed from the uniform of a fallen or captured German soldier from the Kingdom of Wrttemberg during WWI, and brought home by an American soldier as a war trophy. It has a very rare Friedrich Order award, the first that we have seen! The medals and ribbons are attached to a very nice metal backing with red felt padding, with a nice hinged attachment pin. The set of 2 medals