Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Archive dated 30 April 1943

dated 30 April 1943

“for bravery in the battles near Strzegowo (present day Poland)

the obverse medallion features a red cross on a white field

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Archive dated 30 April 1943(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a replacement tri fold 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