A First War Iron Cross 1914 “Unity Makes Us Strong” Matchbox Cover Auction A Large German Freikorps Shield

A Large German Freikorps Shield - (65mm x 75mm)

despite rapid response and assistance from ships and rescue craft from Brodick and Lamlash on the Isle of Arran and from Ardrossan and Greenock on the Scottish mainland

Bremen” on the reverse

and maker marked M1/120

"In consequence of his service being no longer required (Owing to reduction in Establishment)"

A First War Iron Cross 1914 “Unity Makes Us Strong” Matchbox Cover Auction A Large German Freikorps ShieldA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover; in stamped sheet metal (magnetic); with Einigkeit Macht Stark on the reverse with two soldiers shaking hands, and an Iron Cross 1914 First Class with Gott Mit Uns In True Fest on the obverse; with two of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the matchbox