A First War Iron Cross Grand Cross Paper Weight Auction and Order of Social Merit

and Order of Social Merit (silver with light blue and white enamels

and at dawn on the 24th the enemy launched his fourth counter-attack

The unnerved Americans thought themselves outnumbered and about to be outflanked and fell back 3 miles (4

to encourage and help members to improve their professional competence as leaders

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A First War Iron Cross Grand Cross Paper Weight Auction and Order of Social MeritSilver Iron Cross Grand Cross insignia measuring 40. 2 mm x 52 mm, affixed to a 84. 7 mm x 101. 2 mm black marble base with bevelled edges, weighing 469 grams, bruising evident on the edge of the bottom arm of the cross, light contact, near extremely fine. (C: 45)