Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Archive Gerald Ross Norton (signed by

Gerald Ross Norton (signed by Norton with "Best Wishes V

Liman von Sanders would be the last German to attempt this task

200 mm x 298 mm

The wreath is hand engraved "IMIT"

In 1907 he was promoted to Colonel General in the rank of Generalfeldmarschall

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Archive Gerald Ross Norton (signed by(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original narrow version ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with an reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the