Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Province of China measuring 107x164mm

measuring 107x164mm

he was invalided home suffering from shell-shock

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scattered chipping evident in the white paint on the obverse

He was promoted to Generalmajor (major general) in August of 1940

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Province of China measuring 107x164mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a black painted non magnetic core within a ribbed and silvered 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 crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire