Original U.S. WWI Framed Captured Souvenir German Iron Cross 2nd Class EKII with YMCA Letter Sent Home - 8 ⅞" x 10 ⅞” U.S. Replica with a very nice horn-tipped

with a very nice horn-tipped ramrod still retained under the barrel

the hand grenade formations were armed with pistols and knives for close quarters fighting

the Luftwaffe had lost the Battle of Britain and the German air fleets (Luftflotten) were ordered to attack London

use the "eye" to snuff out your cigarettes

Original U.S. WWI Framed Captured Souvenir German Iron Cross 2nd Class EKII with YMCA Letter Sent Home - 8 ⅞" x 10 ⅞” U.S. Replica with a very nice horn-tippedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous piece of AEF and Imperial German history, an Iron Cross 2nd Class which was bought from a German soldier by a Major in the American Expeditionary Forces, along with a great letter of provenance on YMCA letterhead dated June 10th, 1919. The letter discusses that this Iron Cross was not taken in Battle from a Boche prisoner, but he was able to get some of them in Coblentz before The German Authorities