Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment United Republic of Royal Garrison Artillery was promoted

Royal Garrison Artillery was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on December 29

training at his father’s equestrian school in Munich

It is meant to address the problem of officers quarreling among each other

Footnote: 166 awarded between 1914 and 1918

HJ Golden Honor Badge & Document - HJ Golden Honor Badge with matching Award Document (to a girl)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment United Republic of Royal Garrison Artillery was promoted(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of silver and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 32 mm (w)