Original Imperial German WWI Cased Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 with Ribbon by Godet & Sohn - EKII German Documents & Books 000 French soldiers) were evacuated

000 French soldiers) were evacuated – the miracle of Dunkirk

The hilt of this knife is now missing almost all of the original finish

with 3963 appearing on the underside of the barrel

DUNNOTAR CASTLE

Original Imperial German WWI Cased Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 with Ribbon by Godet & Sohn - EKII German Documents & Books 000 French soldiers) were evacuatedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Established by Prussian King Frederick William III in 1813 for gallantry in action, the Eisernes Kreuz (Iron Cross) decoration was revived several times for later conflicts. The bulk of the issues are divided into 1st and 2nd class versions, but a rare and superior 'Grand Cross' was also awarded for successful field commanders. During WWI the lower decoration was freely awarded with 5 million second class types