Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold surrounding a central raised and

surrounding a central raised and fouled anchor situated on a ribbed field

A lot of six DJ/HJ photos and postcards

It took hours until Baum's task force could move out in the early morning hours and finally break through the German lines

the reverse with engraved Cyrilic lettering within a laurel wreath

slight yellowing on the white enamels of the cross

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold surrounding a central raised and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Schraubscheibe). 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 central threaded screwpost retaining an original