Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Hold Stalag Luft III near Sagan

Stalag Luft III near Sagan in Lower Silesia

quality workmanship and other than a small separation in the stitching where the interior lining butts the left sleeve

both measuring 30 mm (w) x 110 mm (l)

and rectangular tombak catch

Ina Hohmann

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Hold Stalag Luft III near Sagan(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue), 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 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three