Eisernes Kreuz 1ST Klass maker??

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi chaps,i am going to pick this one up from Mario at Hiscoll,my question is,as an un-marked example,do you have any ideas as to it's maker? Any help would be much appreciated,as thoughts to a translation of the inscription on the back would be also!!! Thanks in advance, Leon.

[Woolgar]

Hi, its a nice Deumer ! Owned by Hauptmann Knopfler

Nick

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi, its a nice Deumer ! Owned by Hauptmann Knopfler

Nick

Thanks for the quick reply Nick,great to know the maker,i am not up on the tiny differences between crosses!! Any idea about the other word? I could read the chaps name but the other word looks like osterjungen,which doesn't make much sense to me(easter youth??)I suspect with a knowledge of german grammer it may be something like "eastern ???????" ? Thanks again, Leon.

[Woolgar]

Hi Leon, yes its 'Ost something. Maybe a pic with the pin up will help

Nick

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi Nick,i've added one with the pin up,thanks for looking!! Leon.

[Woolgar]

Hi Nick,i've added one with the pin up,thanks for looking!! Leon.

It looks like the name of his home town Ost Erdingen or something. Maybe one our our German friends know

Nick

[bigmacglenn]

I believe it could be Ofterdingen, a german municipality in Wurtemberg...
cheers, Glenn

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

I believe it could be Ofterdingen, a german municipality in Wurtemberg...
cheers, Glenn

Thanks Glenn,your German geography is pretty impressive!! Leon.