Two German Imperial Iron Cross Badges; 1914 & 1870 Hold that he went "missing" from

that he went "missing" from base on August 15

the France and Germany Star and the Defence Medal

had accomplished outstanding feats of arms or had been awarded the Valore Militare or the Croce al Merito di Guerra

Horst Thomas obtained a rank of Oberstleutnant d

letter from the London Civil Defence Region War Debris Survey and Disposal Director dated 1941

Two German Imperial Iron Cross Badges; 1914 & 1870 Hold that he went "missing" fromIron Cross 1870 (bronze with black enamels, unmarked, 23 mm x 28. 3 mm, integral loop); and Iron Cross 1914 (silvered iron with black enamels, magnetic, unmarked, 25. 5 mm x 28. 7 mm, with a lightly soiled black ribbon and suspended from a horizontal bar with fob, scattered silvering wear). Very fine.