Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive they were attached to the

they were attached to the 5th Panzer Division and ordered to support the difficult defensive battle during the beginning of the Soviet summer offensive which was Operation Bagration

light wear and soiling evident on the exterior

other cavalryman in the background beside the tent at the far left

with light wear to the gilt on the crown

with a banjo style vertical pinback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive they were attached to the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1915 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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock