Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Auction Archive Gesch” and “ELM” on reverse

Gesch” and “ELM” on reverse

544 casualties

oval shaped blackened metal (magnetic)

First Lieutenant Hawkins unhesitatingly moved forward under heavy enemy fire at the end of the Betio pier

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Auction Archive Gesch” and “ELM” on reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original 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 three central oak leaves,