Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross With 1914 Spange Medal Bar Auction Archive 5cm (folded) x 10cm

5cm (folded) x 10cm

it seems more likely that whoever was collecting the information for the book on DSO recipients got thoroughly confused between father and 2 sons (Lieutenant Colonel

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Bruce with a strength of 32 officers and 930 other ranks

some discoloration to enamels

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross With 1914 Spange Medal Bar Auction Archive 5cm (folded) x 10cmA fine medal bar, consisting of three awards, being 1) An Iron Cross 1870 Second Class; silver 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 original institution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown in high relief on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the