Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Award Document, to Leutnant Richter Buy Now A textbook example of a

A textbook example of a third reich period Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Officer’s breast eagle

Minor soiling visible on the sweatband and interior silk liner

measures 42mm (w) x 60 mm (h)

The first line states the author

Warrant Officer (1) and Chief Lieutenant between 1904 and 1918

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Award Document, to Leutnant Richter Buy Now A textbook example of a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a