Germany, Imperial. A Star To The Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Museum Example Auction Archive One of the survivors was

One of the survivors was second-in-command

with a pierced ball suspension

Footnote: The massacre was ordered by Hitler and Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler as a reprisal for the assassination of Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia

a Coldstream Guards regimental insignia in gold-coloured and silver bullion wire with red threading forming the central cross and a large gold-coloured sequin at its base

Germany, Imperial. A Star To The Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Museum Example Auction Archive One of the survivors was(Stern zum Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Museumsstck). Constructed of gildered, silvered, and blackened bronze, consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, the obverse bearing a featureless Iron Cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 89 mm (w) x 89 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.