German Cross in Silver - Help needed.

[fg82mot]

Hi.

I have a German Cross in Silver with an inscription on the reverse. Can anyone please help me identify who the original recipient was? The inscription reads

FP 4114
E.K.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

[John W. Howard]

Hi Mike:
This is a guess, but I have a feeling the FP 4114 might stand for Feldpost Number 4114. This would give you the recipient's unit. The E.K. is a mystery to me. Paddy Keating is very good on these matters and if he does not post to help you, which he usually does, then send him a PM. You might make a separate posting on the Unit Histories, FpN's, etc. asking for an ID on Feldpost Number 4114. If such a number existed, then you may have the recipient's unit. Best wishes and Good Luck.

[Paddy Keating]

Can't help you with the FP Nr. but if you post pictures of the DKiS - or e-mail them to me - I will probably be able to tell you if it's okay.

PK

[Simon Orchard]

feldpost numbers had 5 digits, never 4.

[John W. Howard]

Thanks Simon!!!

[sniper1shot]

German Cross in Silver

Please post pics as the silver is rarer than the German Cross in Gold.
I would love to see this one.

[Hans Knospler]

A local dealer by me has a German Cross in Silver. It looks basically the same, except for the fact that the oakleaves incircling the swastika are silver - not gold.

I personally think it looks better with the silver.