Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document, To Musketier Josef Birkenberger certificate_of_authenticity disbanded again in June of

disbanded again in June of 1944

He signed his WWII CASF Attestation Paper with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in Picton

the cap badges with intact lugs and pin

the bed framed by a raised lip

with four loop attachments on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document, To Musketier Josef Birkenberger certificate_of_authenticity disbanded again in June of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse