Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class certificate_of_authenticity as well as a personal

as well as a personal confidante of A

scattered burns and sores on (the) body practically healed

A 1922-33 11 Jahre NSDAP in Mengede badge

excellent quality with crisp detail

as he was recovering from slight shock

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class certificate_of_authenticity as well as a personal(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). An Iron Cross paty constructed of bronze and blackened core, non magnetic (as iron would rust with exposure to salt water), the obverse centre bears the cipher W (for Wilhelm), the 12 oclock arm bears a crown and the 6 oclock arm bears the date 1914, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical flat pinback with a round wire catch, marked 800, measuring 42. 65 mm (w) x 42. 86