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 light soiling evident on the

light soiling evident on the white satin on the inside lid and in the white felt in the medal bed

In bronze with blue enamel in centre medallion

in Rothe case of issue

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

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

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 light soiling evident on the(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