Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class Newly Listed Footnote: Karl-Heinz Wagner was born

Footnote: Karl-Heinz Wagner was born on 8 September 1919 in Saxony

His citation reads: “For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in positions of great responsibility

issued on 5 January 1964

26 mm (w) x 61

the 2nd Brigade fought desperately to break through this most heavily fortified sector of the Hitler Line

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class Newly Listed Footnote: Karl-Heinz Wagner was born(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a