Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Province of China JOHANN SCHMIDEDER” of the regimental

JOHANN SCHMIDEDER” of the regimental staff company of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143 (6

There were no survivors

A Canadian Army Special Service Force Shoulder Patch (in white

2 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

Measures 7

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Province of China JOHANN SCHMIDEDER” of the regimental(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 restitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a block hinge and narrow tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire