Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic In bronze with blue enamel

In bronze with blue enamel in centre medallion

to take a vacation for his “Silberhochzeit” (25-year wedding anniversary)

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A pair of Orders of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

USS Louisville helped to sink the bow section of the Japanese battleship Fusō

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic In bronze with blue enamel(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). 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