The Russian badge was awarded to individuals who gave gifts to soldiers who were on their way to the front
After being released he served as representative Commander of the Reserve Army and shorty before the end of the war was part of Army Group North under General Field Marshall Ernst Busch
after being diagnosed with myocarditis and endocarditis
Every German Olympic medallist at 1936 Berlin Olympic received such a signed photo from Hitler
Constructed of magnetic metal with stamped face plate depicting German national eagle clutching mobile swastika
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Auction Archive The Russian badge was awarded(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1914, Museumsstck). 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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW
