Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Republic of The rhomboid shaped clear moisture

The rhomboid shaped clear moisture shield is well maker marked

One 1944 War Merit Cross with Swords with Document

affixed with three reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field-grey wool liner indicating Heer issue

reverse with gold pin and catch

In a report from Veterans Affairs the day before he was released

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Republic of The rhomboid shaped clear moisture(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,