Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Jewellers Presentation Case Archive His object now will be

His object now will be to delay our advance long enough to permit the preparation of a position further to the South on which he can make a stand

The photo shows Schmidt and his comrades pictured before the Brandenburg Gate in the center of Berlin

and Coast Guard for acts of valor or meritorious service in combat

padded and bearing a jeweller's label inscribed "GIOIELLERIA A

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Jewellers Presentation Case Archive His object now will be(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Miniatur und Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, it features a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, and includes a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon mounting. The obverse features a central initial W. The twelve oclock arm has a royal crown, and the six oclock arm has an initial