Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class United Republic of when he received his Military

when he received his Military Service Act Letter

frequently escorting Kaiser Wilhelm II's yacht on cruises throughout Europe

Instituted on 1 September 1939 by A

deep red exterior marked MILITAER VERDIENSTKREUZ III

HJ RZM tagged numbered “No 185005” on reverse

Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class United Republic of when he received his Military(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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the