Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Auction that he had 326 days'

that he had 326 days' previous service with the 5th Infantry Battalion CEF

the obverse with an early Luftwaffe eagle with down-swept tail feathers clutching a mobile swastika

Rörich was quickly promoted to SS-Oberfunker (Senior Radio Operator) on July 1

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Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Auction that he had 326 days'(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilumsspange 1895). Reinstituted 19 July 1870. (1895 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 within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak