Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Newly Listed sewn onto a grey wool

sewn onto a grey wool Flak helper’s cap using grey twill

It was fought by American and Filipino forces against Japanese troops in Manila

red embroidered anchor on navy blue wool

him and his parents were desperately trying to have him returned to Spain

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Newly Listed sewn onto a grey wool(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an elongated block binge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO