Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction He eventually returned to duty

He eventually returned to duty with the 13th Battalion the following the summer

and Army Class "B" Badge (in silver

measuring 103x147mm

measuring 75 mm (w) x 27 mm (h)

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction He eventually returned to duty(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaves, topped by a crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, an award piece