Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive in extremely rare

in extremely rare

1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Braunchitsch

So the Lancs all went home

with a further slit near the waistband for the inclusion of a dagger hanger

topped by dates “1941-1943”

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive in extremely rare(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock