Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Feldwebel-Leutnant Hans Schmelzpfenning Newly Listed The act or acts of

The act or acts of heroism must have been so notable and have involved risk of life so extraordinary as to set the individual apart from his or her comrades

15 CGH on November 19th and treated for another bout of Influenza

The RCD landed in Sicily on November 8

He left for his new unit on the 23rd and arrived with them in the field on the 28th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Feldwebel-Leutnant Hans Schmelzpfenning Newly Listed The act or acts of(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 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