Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, 1957 Version Auction Archive Eleonore zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in 1905

Eleonore zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in 1905

featuring the handwritten signature of an unidentified Hauptmann and flak battery commander

He was invalided to England aboard His Majesty's Hospital Ship Braemar Castle and posted to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre

and three very small holes

and to civilians for exceptional services offered during the First World War

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, 1957 Version Auction Archive Eleonore zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in 1905(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core situated within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop featuring a clasp consisting of three overlaid