Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This was a code name

This was a code name for training to General Staff Officer

the same profession as his father Wilhelm

0 grams (including ribbon segment) worn on a small piece of correct neck ribbon

smooth black backer

Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac This was a code name(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a distinguished First World War combatant featuring an interesting combination of awards, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with 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