Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 Archive Accompanied by the star of

Accompanied by the star of the order consisting of an eight-pointed faceted star in silver

replaced with the existing wire feature upon the wearer’s elevation to Officer

one of which shows a group of seamen wearing gas masks

a letter to Himmler filtered by Brandt

Stalag VII-A was located near Moosburg

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 Archive Accompanied by the star of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened and silvered brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but