Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden " This would become the

" This would become the basis for Baker's citation for his Silver Star

or by being wounded in action

A 1941 HJ Sports Award for Hammer Throwing - Silvered

a Feldpost postcard depicting a group of decorated Heer Officers

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden " This would become the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,