Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive Footnote: this clasp is well

Footnote: this clasp is well illustrated in Dietrich Maerz/George Stimson Book “The Iron Cross 1st Class”

The second letter is sent to Thomsen on Sep 18th

The sweatband is crafted out of thin brown leather that is perforated towards the front of the cap

stating that he has previous military service with the 5th Battalion

Footnote: Robert Reuben Smyth was born on June 6

Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive Footnote: this clasp is wellAn example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; 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 inscribed Dr. A. Baumann; with a vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch with the addition of a clasp to keep the cross from