Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback GTRexclude part of the 2nd Company

part of the 2nd Company of Reserve Panzer Grenadier Battalion 3

suspended by an ornamented unusual laurel wreath also in bronze gilt

at the age of 72

Four medals are mint

He bailed out safely in the mountains but was in Japanese occupied territory near Swatow

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback GTRexclude part of the 2nd Company(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened 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 a screw and two backplates with a nut, unmarked, measuring 42. 91 mm (w) x