Germany, Imperial. An First War & China Service Medal Bar Auction Archive at the Battle of Passchendaele

at the Battle of Passchendaele

Vavrin contracted mononucleosis while in El Paso and dropped out of school long enough to lose his credits for the year

Both the star and cross are of typical manufacture by Braca Knaus

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Germany, Imperial. An First War & China Service Medal Bar Auction Archive at the Battle of Passchendaele(Erster Weltkrieg Ordensschnalle). An extensive First War period medal bar featuring six decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse), instituted by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III on 17 March 1813, reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 5 August 1914 (1914 1918 issue), constructed of silver with a blackened magnetic iron core, consisting of a Cross Patte with a ribbed frame, the obverse with a central raised