Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Award Document, to Leutnant Richter Province of China and in 1957

and in 1957

regardless of race

at this point in history holding the rank of major general and serving a brief time in the Führerreserve (officer’s reserve)

dated 1882

Spink & Son – Oct

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Award Document, to Leutnant Richter Province of China and in 1957(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a