Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Carl Dillenius Auction encompassed by a laurel and

encompassed by a laurel and oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon in a bow at the bottom

In solid silvered metal

Simonds temporarily took charge of the First Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar

then being sent to Poland as part of the occupational forces

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Carl Dillenius Auction encompassed by a laurel and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). 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 reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round write catch, maker marked CD for the