Germany, Imperial. A First World War Iron Cross Propaganda Badge Archive 5 mm (w) x 16

5 mm (w) x 16 mm (h))

instituted in 1940

After serving in France and Italy from late 1941 until the beginning of 1944

John Albert Kirby

A War Honour Decoration (also known as the “Bloody Ludwig”)

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Iron Cross Propaganda Badge Archive 5 mm (w) x 16(Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with black enameled arms, bearing a central silvered inscription of WIR WOLLEN SIEGEN! (WE WANT TO WIN!), topped by the monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II and situated above dates 1914 15, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 29 mm (w) x 29 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.