Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac consisting of 1) The Breast

consisting of 1) The Breast Star of the Grand Cross constructed of a delicately manufactured eight-pointed silver star base with a central medallion of blue enamels

the Kriegsmarine requisitioned her as an accommodation ship

he charged and killed both with his bayonet

An EM/NCO’s M44 cap insignia

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac consisting of 1) The Breast(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 wide block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback