Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold A 1937 Harz 1st DRL

A 1937 Harz 1st DRL (Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen/(German League of the Reich for Physical Exercise) Kreisfest badge

as obtained from the family

in extremely fine condition)

An Italian Army Long Command Merit Medal

incurring hundreds of casualties

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold A 1937 Harz 1st DRL(Eisernes 1914 Kreuz I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a hand 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round