Germany, Imperial. A Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Museum Display Piece C.1910 Auction Swallow-tailed flag with black and

Swallow-tailed flag with black and white nylon strips forming a border

marked “822159 M” on reverse

on a period ribbon

1915 Tirpitz was awarded the Pour le Mérite

in which he states that he joined the Hitler Youth in 1935

Germany, Imperial. A Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Museum Display Piece C.1910 Auction Swallow-tailed flag with black and(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. Constructed of blackened and silvered feinzink, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms and a blackened core, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve