Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By We certificate_of_authenticity medal roll and saw action

medal roll and saw action at Trout River

one is marked "GES

dark patinas on the silver medals

and was present in the Burma operations during his unit

led it out to Normandy in 1944

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By We certificate_of_authenticity medal roll and saw action(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked under the catch WE for an