Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Province of China all three are rolled

all three are rolled

he was elected a member of the Holy Synod

with an original thin black thread remaining attached on one side

Kretschmer was appointed Squadron Captain and Squadron Leader of several squadrons in Jagdgeschwader 54 and later Jagdgeschwader 1

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Province of China all three are rolled(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch,