Finland, Republic. An Arctic Ocean Front Cross Auction Archive The members who served were

The members who served were also well decorated

Contained in its original wooden box of issue

Suspended from a 137 mm long dual-link chain

Footnote 1: Eduard Wohlrath Christian Dietl (1890–1944) joined the 5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment as an officer cadet in 1909

19 - The Model 55

Finland, Republic. An Arctic Ocean Front Cross Auction Archive The members who served wereConstructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by a mobile swastika bearing inscriptions of PETSMO, LITSA, KIRKKONIEMI, LIINAHAMARI, overlaid by a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a black enameled medallion, bearing a Finnish coat of arms flanked by the flags of Finland and Germany, situated above dates 1941 1943 and