Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Owner-Attributed With Custom Case Auction Archive He was Chief Navigation Officer

He was Chief Navigation Officer at No

entitled to wear the War Service Badge

on a grayish-blue wool field

hole in the far left red panel

) Gold and enamels (with Gold hallmark for 18 Kt

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Owner-Attributed With Custom Case Auction Archive He was Chief Navigation Officer(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a period correct replacement 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