Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Newly Listed acting as a border around

acting as a border around itl within the wreath is a densly embroidered black swastika (Hakenkreuz) with a silver/aluminum bullion outer border

He was noted as one of the pre-eminent aces of the Fokker Eindecker

98 mm x 189 mm

1933 in Milwaukee

He not only received his WWI pair but was also a recipient of the Military Cross (not included with this pair)

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Newly Listed acting as a border aroundAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked 6 for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart; accompanied by a period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm;