Two German Imperial Iron Cross Badges; 1914 & 1870 Hold Horst Thomas obtained a rank

Horst Thomas obtained a rank of Oberstleutnant d

dagger hanger ring suspended from the locket

had accomplished outstanding feats of arms or had been awarded the Valore Militare or the Croce al Merito di Guerra

32 mm x 60

that he went "missing" from base on August 15

Two German Imperial Iron Cross Badges; 1914 & 1870 Hold Horst Thomas obtained a rankIron Cross 1870 (bronze with black enamels, unmarked, 23 mm x 28. 3 mm, integral loop); and Iron Cross 1914 (silvered iron with black enamels, magnetic, unmarked, 25. 5 mm x 28. 7 mm, with a lightly soiled black ribbon and suspended from a horizontal bar with fob, scattered silvering wear). Very fine.