Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic bearing a gilt inscription of

bearing a gilt inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”) with arabesques

inscribed "The Best Kite in the World

the reverse with a raised inscription of “CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS” (“FASTER

the death of your brother is

base ribbon in red with "PRIDE OF THE WEST / LODGE NO

Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic bearing a gilt inscription of(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse, 1914 und 1939). A pair of Iron Cross II Classes, including: 1. A 1914 award, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 three central oak