An Early Imperial Austrian Order Of The Iron Crown In Gold; 2Nd Class By Rothe, Wien GTRexclude 1938 (note

1938 (note

dual hole-punched on the right side

and small groups of Red Army troops managed to escape the cauldron days after the German pincers met east of the city

the ends pinned together at the right rear

Page 5: He was mustered in Apr 1943

An Early Imperial Austrian Order Of The Iron Crown In Gold; 2Nd Class By Rothe, Wien GTRexclude 1938 (noteNeck badge Second Class, in Gold and enamels, marked on the ring AND below the crown obverse, "FR" (in square, for Rothe, Wien), along with Imperial Austrian Gemsenkopf mark (for 18 Kt. Gold); with iron crown embedded into jeweled crown; badge measures 33. 4mm x 65. 5mm (inclusive of its crown suspension), overall a superb quality badge without enamel imperfections, circa 1880 period manufacture ("FR" in square dates from that period), with full