Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: The Medal of Remembrance

Footnote: The Medal of Remembrance for the Homeland War is a Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's Croatian War of Independence

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triple-staple bound with a wraparound cover in color

In hardshelled case of issue

Leier received his highest decoration

Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: The Medal of Remembrance(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). A pair of Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. A 1914 award, 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 with three central oak leaves, the