An Order Of The Star Of The People's Republic Of Romania, 3Rd Class (1948-1966) GTRexclude Flight Lieutenant Marshall was engaged

Flight Lieutenant Marshall was engaged in digging a tunnel through which he and 31 other prisoners escaped on 3rd March

inscribed "GEN

by maker C

Early issue

Dresden - Prussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver with black paint

An Order Of The Star Of The People's Republic Of Romania, 3Rd Class (1948-1966) GTRexclude Flight Lieutenant Marshall was engaged"RPR". Two piece construction, silver with orange enamels, unmarked, 60. 5 mm x 62. 8 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping evident in two locations in the orange enamels, better than very fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star of Romania has a long history, being founded originally as a royal order on May 10, 1877, one of the first acts of the newly independent Romanian principality, to reward outstanding military and civil service to the state. After the