Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Wagner & Sohn Hold measuring 202x148mm

measuring 202x148mm

Germans were the largest group of such recipients

Footnote: One week after winning a bloody victory over the Russian army at the Battle of Borodino

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - Commander (CBE)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Wagner & Sohn Hold measuring 202x148mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, maker marked WS for Wagner and Sohn, measuring 42. 30 mm (w) x 42. 25 mm (h), weighing