Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic three days after Christmas of

three days after Christmas of 1941

awarded the Canadian Forces' Decoration on November 19

Armband is constructed of red cotton

a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Swords

hanger inscribed "CANADA" with pinback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic three days after Christmas of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker