Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold Oshima spoke almost perfect German

Oshima spoke almost perfect German and became a good friend of Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop

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Mobile Defence Corps light blue embroidered lettering on reddish brown felt

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold Oshima spoke almost perfect German(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with a wide block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the six oclock arm