France, Iii Republic. Three Awards & Decorations Auction Archive featuring a tall spike constructed

featuring a tall spike constructed of white metal mounted onto a gilt neck and oval base

Wien” and “C” for “Commander”

Among his decoration were the Iron Cross 1st Class (1914) and the Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class

reverse illustrating a fasces flanked by a shield at the left and a helmet at the right

the armband is no longer stitched into a loop and there is a small hole to the top right of the swastika emblem

France, Iii Republic. Three Awards & Decorations Auction Archive featuring a tall spike constructedWar Cross 1914 1918, Theatre Made (Croix de Guerre) (instituted in 1915, "1914 1918" reverse, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally piercedball suspension, three bronze stars on its original ribbon); Overseas Medal (Mdaille d'Outre Mer) (in silvered bronze, maker marked with Arthus Bertrand insignia on the edge, measuring 25 mm in diameter, original ribbon); and Commemorative War Medal 1939 1945 (Mdaille commmorative de la