An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By Carl Dilenius Hold All those reported as "missing"

All those reported as "missing" included those that could not be vouched for as having been seen dead or wounded

maker marked R

edged four rows of silvery flat wire at the top and the bottom

the raised outer ring of the plate with insignias

black rayon cufftitle with machine embroidered Latin script: " SS-KB-Abt” in silver/grey cotton threads

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By Carl Dilenius Hold All those reported as "missing"A Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; hallmarked with a stamped square for Carl Dilenius; measuring 42. 75