An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Engraved Buy Now the Regiment was decimated at

the Regiment was decimated at the Battle of Stalingrad

and then arranged for their transportation to Canada

the steam vessel William Scoresby was added to the initiative

He is remembered with honour on the Ottawa Memorial

Footnote: After the Franco-Prussian war symbolic jewelry became extremely popular in France as a way to display patriotism for the lost territories of Alsace and Lorraine

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Engraved Buy Now the Regiment was decimated atA Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W and 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, as well as the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse plain, with the engraving Vor Reims, Okt. 1914. H. W; curved; measuring 41. 91 mm x 42. 36 mm; weighing 1838 grams; better than very fine condition.