Germany, Empire. An Unusual Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Cased Newly Listed 2) A Wehrmacht Hauptmann rank

2) A Wehrmacht Hauptmann rank shoulder boards

"forward with German diligence and German power"

he was experiencing "partial loss of sensation in (his) left arm and left leg"

with vibrant light blue coloured embroidery in the recessed area of the heads and white cloth on their reverses

Germany, Empire. An Unusual Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Cased Newly Listed 2) A Wehrmacht Hauptmann rank(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). Across patte of multi piece construction of silvered tombac, with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with "waffled" iron cross, screw back type, complete with retaining nut; with unusual and rare custom made, period case, with brown interior