Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic as he had suffered multiple

as he had suffered multiple severe gunshot (shrapnel) wounds to his face and arms

An envelope from an inmate of Buchenwald

The left side rank tab is overlaid by a single silver aluminum wire tresse

(NSDAP-Dienstauszeichnung)

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Calgary

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic as he had suffered multiple(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold 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