Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Republic of a second document for an

a second document for an Iron Grade King Zvonimir Medal with War Decoration

among the latter a few Wehrmacht officers

return from occupied areas or for other dangerous work for the British or Allied cause during the war were eligible for the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom

He joined the army in 1903

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Republic of a second document for an(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer mit Jubilumsspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 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 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm