Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Archive He was promoted to Brevet

He was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on January 1

with loss of black finish evident throughout

a second National Socialist Women’s League badge

as his father had been in the Imperial Service for twenty-one years

Constructed of silver (marked “925”) on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Archive He was promoted to Brevet(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring three awards, including: 1 A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with 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