Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Gefreiten Paul Hoppe Auction Archive I propose to write the

I propose to write the date to (the) Director of Record (Army) Department of National Defence

He enlisted with the 9th Battery

25 Basic Training Centre in Simcoe

as shown in the following extract from the order of the say from this commander of the 52nd Infantry Division

suspended from Gold arabesques and a gold ring for suspension

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Gefreiten Paul Hoppe Auction Archive I propose to write the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core with a ribbed 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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock