Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude and in July 1943

and in July 1943

This battalion was deployed to the Balkans and later Slovakia in the fight against local partisans

scattered gilt wear on the wing

A Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) Stickpin

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude and in July 1943(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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,