Brunswick, Dukedom. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class Auction Clasp to Iron Cross 2nd

Clasp to Iron Cross 2nd class

dual prong pinback

with loops at either end

the regiment was sent to the Eastern (Russian) front as a unit within the Third Division "Principo Amadeo Duca d'Aosta"

fighting on several fronts against the Austro-Hungarians

Brunswick, Dukedom. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class Auction Clasp to Iron Cross 2nd(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse) Issued 1914 1918. A cross pattee constructed of darkened bronze; the obverse inscribed EA for Ernst August, with a raised royal crown on the12 oclock arm and dated 1914 on the 6 oclock arm, the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (For Merit at War), measuring 30. 21 mm (w) x 34. 46 mm (h), with loop for suspension, very fine.