Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Heer Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckles GTRexclude a tiny hole in the

a tiny hole in the ribbon where the second oak leaf cluster once resided but has been lost to time

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey inscription of “OST GENERALGOUVERNEMENT” (General Government/occupied Poland)

a Deckoffizier-Schule (Deck Officer School) ribbon

and transferred to POW camp in Southern Italy (documents enclosed)

with the seam covered by a leather washer

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Heer Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckles GTRexclude a tiny hole in the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Heer Grtelschnallen). A mixed lot of items, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from an original Third Reich period 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