Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration certificate_of_authenticity 2 August 1917: Unteroffizier in

2 August 1917: Unteroffizier in Field Artillery Regiment 223

and in the same ship at the capture of the French frigate Pomone

Special Reserve

Austrian (Croatian born) Lieutenant Field Marshal Franz Freiherr Csorich von Monte Creto (1772-1847) received the Knight’s Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph following his notable service in the Bohemian Main Army and his injury at the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube

then transferred to Military District No

Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration certificate_of_authenticity 2 August 1917: Unteroffizier in(Eisernes Kreuz). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised central letter W with the date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, an imperial crown on the upper arm, holes pierced in the left and right arms for adhering to an item such as cigarette case or photograph album, reverse plain and hollow, measures 43. 33 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm