Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Carl Dillenius Archive Joseph would go on to

Joseph would go on to become a Captain

with dark blue piping (for Medical NCO’s)

Mounted to a trapezoid suspension with swing bar pinback

October 1935

he was taken to a local barracks where he was treated before being interrogated and then moved again

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Carl Dillenius Archive Joseph would go on to(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm