followed later by a transfer to the 3rd Infantry Battalion
and a third tasked with remotely controlling them during their final attack run
for all soldiers of the Ukrainian Galician Army from the Western Ukrainian National Republic
Fifth Class with Case - In silver
earning him the First World War Pair
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn GTRexclude followed later by a transfer(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 Issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked WS for