Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Newly Listed with an interchangeable card at

with an interchangeable card at the bottom inscribed "We shall fight in unconquerable until the curse of Hitler is lifted from the brows of mankind

black wool forming the base behind the inscription "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" (French for "Shame on Him Who Thinks this Evil") of the garter surrounding the shield

where he became a Flying Officer and completed a tour of "Ops" that included a bomber group sortie against Bochum

measuring 138 mm x 58 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Newly Listed with an interchangeable card at(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). An Iron Cross paty constructed of bronze and blackened core, non magnetic (as iron would rust with exposure to salt water), the obverse centre bears the cipher W (for Wilhelm), the 12 oclock arm bears a crown and the 6 oclock arm bears the date 1914, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical flat pinback with a round wire catch, marked 800, measuring 42. 65 mm (w) x 42. 86