Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918, With Award Document To Hermann Goldschmidt, C. 1936 Auction the last of the forts

the last of the forts defending Metz surrendering on December 13th

It was noted in his medical examination that he had two prominent scars: a cut above his right knee and a cut on the right cheek of his posterior

to seize control of the port of Fiume

the MC and BWM are un-named

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918, With Award Document To Hermann Goldschmidt, C. 1936 Auction the last of the forts(Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918). An iron cross paty constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse centre bears the dates 1914 1918 encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, two upwards facing crossed swords lay in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain and marked W, with loop for suspension on a red, black and white striped ribbon, measuring 37. 81 mm (w) x 42. 26 mm (h), very fine. An Honour Cross of