Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment United Republic of Cap Badge (bronze gilt

Cap Badge (bronze gilt

in turn topped by an inscription of “DEMJANSK” and a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

97 mm x 150 mm

was promoted to Band Corporal on probation on January 11

HEIGHT 5'5" to 5'6"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment United Republic of Cap Badge (bronze gilt(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of silver and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 32 mm (w)