Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive dated “1939” in raised numbering

dated “1939” in raised numbering on the lower arm

Januar 1943 Heil Hitler

at the age of 19 and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery

the reverse with minor oxidation spots present

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive dated “1939” in raised numbering(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback with an unusual tip meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring