Germany, Imperial. A First War 257Th Infantry Regiment Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Joseph Jennens & Company

Footnote: Joseph Jennens & Company of London was a prestigious maker of high quality Royal military officers' cap-plates

With the attack on Russia in June of 1941 his unit advanced eastwards

West suffered a gun shot wound to his left shoulder

5 mm u-shaped bracket with die-holes at either end

Germany, Imperial. A First War 257Th Infantry Regiment Medal Bar certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Joseph Jennens & Company(Ordenschnalle). An extensive First War period medal bar featuring six decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross I Class, constructed of iron and silver, 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 raised reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with