Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction 1940 he was awarded Iron

1940 he was awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class as Leutnant

gold end arms

age residue in the recessed areas

He was promoted to Able Seaman on August 26

but textbook example by maker Karl Wurster

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction 1940 he was awarded Iron(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