Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Award Document, to Leutnant Richter Buy Now one studio stamped on the

one studio stamped on the reverse

The first line states the author

" and that he "should pass under his own control"

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

who were trapped in the Soviet zone of occupation

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Award Document, to Leutnant Richter Buy Now one studio stamped on the(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