Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Province of China He was promoted to Generalmajor

He was promoted to Generalmajor (major general) in August of 1940

with a narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized “J-1” type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand-filed mobile swastika

in near mint condition case of issue (case showing some age)

white stain lining

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Province of China He was promoted to Generalmajor(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a black painted non magnetic core within a ribbed and silvered 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 crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire