Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity mounted the exposed parapet of

mounted the exposed parapet of his howitzer position and became the mainstay of the defense of the battery position

obverse with a three-stack warship at sea

he was promoted to Hauptmann (Captain) as well as being awarded a Bronze Grade Driver Proficiency Badge on 17 October 1943

Order of Vasa (in GOLD and enamels

by Christopher Hurley

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity mounted the exposed parapet of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 an elongated barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a