Germany, Imperial. A Ii. Class Iron Cross 1914 United Republic of mounted to a six-sided metal

mounted to a six-sided metal suspension with pinback

5 mm x 141 mm

the Munich Agreement is held up as the prime example of the dangers of appeasement

The Naval First Lieutenant Arthur Greiser of the Senate of Danzig has requested a leave of absence between June 10th and July 12th 1939 in order to allegedly serve a military exercise with the 1st Minensuch-Flottille

5 mm bar suspended at the bottom inscribed "SIX MONTHS SERVICE"

Germany, Imperial. A Ii. Class Iron Cross 1914 United Republic of mounted to a six-sided metal(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction consisting of a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered border, on loop for suspension with period original ribbon, obverse presents with a raised central W, with the reinstitution date of 1914 in raised numbers on the bottom arm and a raised Prussian royal crown on the top arm, the obverse presents with three raised oak leaves in the centre topped by a raised FW