Orig. Photo- Largest RK awarded

[sb98]

Gordon,

That's a great photo in post #5. He looks like a real character, reminds me of Donald Sutherland in "Kelly's Heros". Maybe the beer in his hand has something to do with it.

Tim

[sb98]

Late war Ersatz RK and Ersatz ...

Germany suffered increasing shortages of essential materiel as the war progressed...

[Blitz]

It appears that size does matter!

[landsknechte]

can i ask were these massive crosses manufactured officially or were they hand made my the friends and soldiers of the recipient as a kind of path on the back??

Joshua

...or perhaps they were given by fellow soldiers that were rather annoyed with the recipient, and looking for an excuse to hang a bullseye around their neck?

--Chris