Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version by Otto Schickle, c. 1937 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on dark gray Luftwaffe cloth

on dark gray Luftwaffe cloth

three of those same officers wearing the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 and one of those wearing a Wound Badge

when in reality he was overage at 59

the battalion was involved in the Battle of Monte Cassino

a rare and matched set to a distinguished Luftwaffe serviceman in extremely fine condition

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version by Otto Schickle, c. 1937 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on dark gray Luftwaffe cloth(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of a brass alloy, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened core within ribbed and silvered 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 featuring a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate and nut,