Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive In stamped brass with silvered

In stamped brass with silvered centre affixed by two solder points

but its strength never reached more than a brigade

with a further slit near the waistband for the inclusion of a dagger hanger

Loyal Service Cross

1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Braunchitsch

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive In stamped brass with silvered(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock