Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko, With Veterans Association Cross In Silver Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The oval badge bears the

The oval badge bears the initials “DRL” (“Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen”) intertwined with

and hand embroidered SS runes in bright

Silver Grade after fifteen years and Bronze Grade after ten years command

three with rifles and the fourth holding a rock aloft

meaning "Through hardships to the stars"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko, With Veterans Association Cross In Silver Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The oval badge bears the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Kriegerbund Abzeichen in Silber). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 a block hinge and vertical pinback