Germany, Imperial. The Awards, Documents, and Photographs of Major Wilhelm Heimsch, Balloon and Airship Troops Auction marked GWL for Gebrüder Wegerhoff

marked GWL for Gebrüder Wegerhoff

the reverse bearing an etched institution date of “16

A War Merit Medal 1870-1871 (Kriegsdenkmünze)

Footnote: The Order and Medal for Bravery were instituted on July 9

Germany, Imperial. The Awards, Documents, and Photographs of Major Wilhelm Heimsch, Balloon and Airship Troops Auction marked GWL for Gebrüder Wegerhoff(Ballonzge Auszeichnungen, Ausweispapiere, und Fotos). A superb and fascinating lot of awards, documents, and photographs from the estate of eventual Luftwaffe Major Wilhelm Heimsch, who served with distinction in the balloon and airship troops of Imperial Germany, consisting of: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic