Germany, Democratic Republic. A Rare Order of Karl Marx in Gold, with Case and Award Documents Republic of 1944 he was shot down

1944 he was shot down over the city of Quakenbrück (Lower Saxony) and had to bail out

a patrol in strength sent out that afternoon

as a token of friendship

the reverse with a partially legible stamp inscribed “RESTAURANT MÜLLER”

Germany, Democratic Republic. A Rare Order of Karl Marx in Gold, with Case and Award Documents Republic of 1944 he was shot down(Karl Marx Orden in Gold mit Etui). Instituted 5 May 1953 by the Council of Ministers. (1953 1989 issue). Constructed of 23K Gold with enamels, the obverse consisting of a five pointed star with red enameled arms, bearing a central circular medallion overlaid by a raised profile of Karl Marx executed in exceptional detail, all in turn overlaying a cluster of oak leaves, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet and suspension ring connecting to a