inscribed "Hauptmann Brandenberg
42 mm x 51 mm inclusive of the clasp)
over a pair of crossed swords
At the onset of the war she was transferred to thee German Bight to lay minefields in German waters
delivery truck driver or warehouse worker in his civilian life
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class For Non-Combatants, By Alois Rettenmaier Buy Now inscribed "Hauptmann Brandenberg(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core within a wide 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