Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1938 visually-hidden on original silk ribbon

on original silk ribbon

After leaving Queenwood

sewn upon a black wool base

3 mm (h) pinback hanger bearing crossed cannons

1941 he was made Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) and was awarded the German Cross in Gold

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1938 visually-hidden on original silk ribbon(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 a central threaded lug for the accommodation of a backplate with has been