Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of 1943 to February 25

1943 to February 25

The post war photos show Schmuker in the field

the reverse of each link is plain with rivets

Footnote: The Order was founded by the Cortes on August 31

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of 1943 to February 25(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse bearing a central initial W, the six ocock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,