Two German Imperial Iron Cross Badges; 1914 & 1870 Hold Horst Thomas obtained a rank

Horst Thomas obtained a rank of Oberstleutnant d

dagger hanger ring suspended from the locket

letter from the London Civil Defence Region War Debris Survey and Disposal Director dated 1941

1915 at Le Havre by the 2nd Battalion

had accomplished outstanding feats of arms or had been awarded the Valore Militare or the Croce al Merito di Guerra

Two German Imperial Iron Cross Badges; 1914 & 1870 Hold Horst Thomas obtained a rankIron Cross 1870 (bronze with black enamels, unmarked, 23 mm x 28. 3 mm, integral loop); and Iron Cross 1914 (silvered iron with black enamels, magnetic, unmarked, 25. 5 mm x 28. 7 mm, with a lightly soiled black ribbon and suspended from a horizontal bar with fob, scattered silvering wear). Very fine.