Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class United Republic of and overall this cufftitle

and overall this cufftitle

Gründung der Ortsgruppe Troisdorf badge

in patrols and sweeps in the North Sea and at the Battle of Jutland on 31st May and 1st June 1916

a veteran of sixteen months service with the 8th Infantry Battalion in France and Belgium

in emerald green and black embroidery

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class United Republic of and overall this cufftitle(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, marked with K and a partial O for maker Kngliche Meunzamt Orden, measuring 43. 13 mm (w)