Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold As Deputy and later Director

As Deputy and later Director of Medical Services he was responsible for the establishment of the Institute of Aviation Medicine

Kinmel Park on May 10

obverse depicts central oval laurel wreath bearing submarine above crossed swords

With short length of ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold As Deputy and later Director(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a vaulted 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 an elongated block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring