Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants, With Document, To Rudolf Ristow Archive Some survivors recount that the

Some survivors recount that the ship was initially struck by shore-battery gunfire

in February 1929

It was used by navigators during the Second World war on aircraft

stamped in black ink "85" on the underside of the belt at the right end

and black paint

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants, With Document, To Rudolf Ristow Archive Some survivors recount that the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1924 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