Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive A fine lot of six

A fine lot of six awards recovered from the bombed Zimmermann factory

three weeks shy of his fourteenth birthday

and some items were just medal parts

It is likely he never married

effective January 14

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive A fine lot of six(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse) A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; vaulted; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a two piece screwback assembly; measuring 43. 05 mm (w) x 42. 77 mm (h); weighing 22. 6 grams; in overall better than very fine condition.