Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold Recovered from the Bombered Out

Recovered from the Bombered Out Zimmermann Factory: Zimmermann was a well known German manufacturer of a great variety of awards

2) (Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Bronze)

surmounting by a ball-tipped white enameled six pointed cross with elegant golden edges

two-thirds of British war horses were sourced from overseas

As General Smith was quoted as saying

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold Recovered from the Bombered Out(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,