Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Accompanied by his Memorial Plaque

Accompanied by his Memorial Plaque (GEORGE BARCLAY)

Original leather washer

The Flugmeldedienst was founded in 1932 and transferred to Luftwaffe control in 1939

both unmarked and measuring 40 mm (w) x 58 mm (l)

standard buckram core

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Accompanied by his Memorial Plaque(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 1813, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,