Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version Newly Listed with the officers and men

with the officers and men being "scattered in every direction"

2 mm x 34 mm lions heads on either end

this type of cloth badge was worn by members of the SS Gebirgstruppen (Mountain Troops)

Major General William J

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version Newly Listed with the officers and men(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, engraved with the date 16. 10. 16, measuring 42. 20 mm (w) x 42. 27 mm (h), weighing 15.