Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO Auction number impressed "79" on the

number impressed "79" on the reverse

WWI 178th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Pickled brass

Footnote: Ernst-Robert Grawitz was born on 8 June 1899 in the Berlin suburb of Charlottenburg

but for most of the war served on Infantry Regiment 423

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO Auction number impressed "79" on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked