Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed with the designation changing from

with the designation changing from Regiment to Battalion on formation of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade on January 1

buttonhole attachment

two dagger hangers were hooked onto two identical metal slides with a 38 mm diameter circular front plate bearing the impression of a lion’s head

on red wool

The right breast is enriched with a Luftwaffe eagle insignia in light gray on a bluish-gray wool field

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed with the designation changing from(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution