Württemberg, Kingdom. A Wilhelm Cross For Merit In War United Republic of date stamped "2

date stamped "2

overall an attractive example & EF

It also participated in the failed assault on Moscow

yet had not participated in them or indeed been able to do much about them

obverse illustrating a left-facing Heer soldier surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Wilhelm Cross For Merit In War United Republic of date stamped "2(Wilhelmskreuz fr Kriegsverdienste). Instituted 13 September 1915 by King Wilhelm II. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central wreathed monogram of King Wilhelm II, the six oclock arm with a date of 1915, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central wreathed inscription of KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT), unmarked,