Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First World War Service Decorations Archive Footnote: The General Service Medal

Footnote: The General Service Medal was instituted in 1965

and the heavy grenade thrower

protecting a right-facing rifleman in a trench below

along with Cyrillic maker’s firm “ІК” on the reverse six o’clock arm

his right arm lowered and brandishing a gun in his right hand

Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First World War Service Decorations Archive Footnote: The General Service Medal(Dienstauszeichnungen). A pair of First World War service decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 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