Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class; Private Purchase Brass Version certificate_of_authenticity inscribed "CATACOMBE" on the left

inscribed "CATACOMBE" on the left arm and "di S

with radiant sun rays joining the arms between the quadrants

some seventy percent of the entire French army by rotation fought in defence of Verdun

(VETRY SURGEON

45(R) Squadron included: Western Front 1916–1917*

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class; Private Purchase Brass Version certificate_of_authenticity inscribed "CATACOMBE" on the left(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte constructed of a lightweight single piece of brass; with a ribbed frame; 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 with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbers on the lower arm, a raised Prussian crown on the upper