United Kingdom; Germany, Imperial. Replica Lusitania Medallion certificate_of_authenticity A document naming Unteroffizier (Sergeant)

A document naming Unteroffizier (Sergeant) Heinz Hampel the recipient of the Iron Cross Second Class

pinback marked “65” for maker Klein & Quenzer

then flew twin engine Douglas Dakota DC3 transport aircraft

A promotion document (291x451mm

United Kingdom; Germany, Imperial. Replica Lusitania Medallion certificate_of_authenticity A document naming Unteroffizier (Sergeant)In blackened iron, magnetic, obverse illustrating the stricken liner sinking, her stern submerged to left while her ram shaped bow, laden with armaments, rises clear of the water (an image contradicting eyewitness accounts which stated that the ship went down bow first, the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram