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  GERMANY – OFFICER’S DOCUMENT – DECORATION – PHOTOGRAPH – 1914 IRON CROSS 1st CLASS

  SKU: 06-195

  $650.00

  This is a mini group to an officer who received the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. His name was Hauptmann d. L. II Karl Pletscher. As indicated on the document, Pletscher was a member of Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr 30. At the time of the award he was forty-four years-old and hardly a youngster. The award document measures 6 1/4″ x 8.” It features the award date (1. April 1918) and the regimental commander’s signature (he was a major). [This illustrates the officers’ attrition rate by the late war, having a major command a regiment instead of an oberst]. A privately-purchased EK 1 accompanies the document. The Iron Cross is a “KO-manufactured,” flat (non vaulted) model, which was the primary, issued 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. We can see the KO hallmark under the reverse’s catch. A large-format photograph depicts Pletscher when he was a younger officer, probably as a leutnant around the turn of the 20th Century. A 10 September 1918 clipping from Berlin’s Allgemeiner Anzeiger zum Militär Wochenblatt (General Gazette Weekly Newspaper for the Military) accompanies the mini group. It features several soldiers’ obituaries, including Pletscher’s. His mentions that he died on the battlefield on 10 August 1918, exactly a month before the obituary notice. This is an interesting, and ultimately, touching, group of items.

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  This is a mini group to an officer who received the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. His name was Hauptmann d. L. II Karl Pletscher. As indicated on the document, Pletscher was a member of Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr 30. At the time of the award he was forty-four years-old and hardly a youngster. The award document measures 6 1/4″ x 8.” It features the award date (1. April 1918) and the regimental commander’s signature (he was a major). [This illustrates the officers’ attrition rate by the late war, having a major command a regiment instead of an oberst]. A privately-purchased EK 1 accompanies the document. The Iron Cross is a “KO-manufactured,” flat (non vaulted) model, which was the primary, issued 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. We can see the KO hallmark under the reverse’s catch. A large-format photograph depicts Pletscher when he was a younger officer, probably as a leutnant around the turn of the 20th Century. A 10 September 1918 clipping from Berlin’s Allgemeiner Anzeiger zum Militär Wochenblatt (General Gazette Weekly Newspaper for the Military) accompanies the mini group. It features several soldiers’ obituaries, including Pletscher’s. His mentions that he died on the battlefield on 10 August 1918, exactly a month before the obituary notice. This is an interesting, and ultimately, touching, group of items.

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  GERMANY – 1914 IRON CROSS 2nd CLASS DOCUMENT IN A FRAME

  SKU: 06-148

  $250.00

  This is a very early war award document for a man who served in 1. Garde-Reserve-Regiment in the 7. Kompagnie. This document was issued in December 1914, so it is very early war. The document is signed by an oberstleutnant and regimental commander. The document is mounted in a period frame. The latter must be handled with care as it has substantial age. This is a nice document that has been in this frame for 80+ years.

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  This is a very early war award document for a man who served in 1. Garde-Reserve-Regiment in the 7. Kompagnie. This document was issued in December 1914, so it is very early war. The document is signed by an oberstleutnant and regimental commander. The document is mounted in a period frame. The latter must be handled with care as it has substantial age. This is a nice document that has been in this frame for 80+ years.

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  IRON CROSS – 1914 – 1st CLASS – K.A.G. WITH ORIGINAL PRESENTATION CASE

  SKU: 09-954

  $795.00

  This is a flat (non vaulted) Iron Cross of the issue style. The paint on the obverse is excellent and rates at about 98%. This is a custom-made Iron Cross. Its reverse boasts a fine, swollen pin. On the pin we see the manufacturer’s hallmark, K.A.G. The Iron Cross is housed in a black leatherette presentation case. The case is in excellent condition. An Iron Cross’s outline is embossed in silver on the outer lid. Inside, we see a white silk upper lid. The bottom lid is a cream color. The Iron Cross fits well in the case

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  This is a flat (non vaulted) Iron Cross of the issue style. The paint on the obverse is excellent and rates at about 98%. This is a custom-made Iron Cross. Its reverse boasts a fine, swollen pin. On the pin we see the manufacturer’s hallmark, K.A.G. The Iron Cross is housed in a black leatherette presentation case. The case is in excellent condition. An Iron Cross’s outline is embossed in silver on the outer lid. Inside, we see a white silk upper lid. The bottom lid is a cream color. The Iron Cross fits well in the case

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