Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class, 1870 and 1914 Versions visually-hidden including a handwritten letter to

including a handwritten letter to Prince Waldemar from Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg

the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original nut and backplate

was thrown from his foxhole by the force of an enemy concussion grenade that exploded near his position

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He remained there for five months

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class, 1870 and 1914 Versions visually-hidden including a handwritten letter to(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). A pair of Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. A 1914 award, 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 1941, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the