Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Archive during the closing stages of

during the closing stages of the Second Battle of Passchendaele

but in late 1914 were redeployed to the Eastern Front

with only a small piece ripped out of the cover page of the manual

42 mm x 51 mm inclusive of the clasp)

surrounded by a ring of white enamels with gold lettering reading “Iroenleren sei glaube an Dasewige” (German - Our life on earth: Belief in the everlasting)

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Archive during the closing stages of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked W. S. for Walter, Schott, Berlin on the loop; with its period original ribbon; 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 central oak leaf branch consisting of three