Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was previously excluded from

He was previously excluded from active service because of his health and having previously served in 1914 to 1915 in a light infantry battalion

arriving in Halifax on June 7th

The top right breast of the tunic bears a forest green wool patch upon which rests an NSDAP Parteiadler (Party Eagle) constructed of machine-embroidered silver aluminum bullion wire

with the edges adorned by a twisted silver aluminum bullion chord

all of very fine quality and period

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He was previously excluded from(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilumsspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 71 issue). 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 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three