Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class, 1914 and 1939 Issue visually-hidden in the town of Sagan

in the town of Sagan

when he was Killed in Action while in the trenches near Vimy

a Heer Obergefreiter’s rank chevron

In bronze and lacquered

A vacation certificate (295x209mm

Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class, 1914 and 1939 Issue visually-hidden in the town of Sagan1. A 1914 award, 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, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock