Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Johann Wagner & Sohn Republic of It gained Soviet support but

It gained Soviet support but was crushed in early 1962

A pair of Third Reich period medal ribbon bars

dated 3 August 1944

an insignia primarily worn by airbase fire brigade personnel

inscribed “FÜR VERDIENST” ("FOR MERIT") in raised lettering

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Johann Wagner & Sohn Republic of It gained Soviet support but(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round