Germany, Imperial. An Honour Cross And Award Document To Johannes Ohlert Auction Archive Silvered bronze plate with a

Silvered bronze plate with a zinc core

he suffered a gun shot (shrapnel) wound in his right leg (thigh)

The gilded-brass crossguard exhibits moderate wear

while the other presents as a narrow woven rope looped through their braided counterparts

Germany, Imperial. An Honour Cross And Award Document To Johannes Ohlert Auction Archive Silvered bronze plate with aAn award of the Ehrenkreuz fr Frontkmpfer (Honour Cross of the World War 1914 1918), by Christian Lauer of Nrnberg, a bronzed iron (magnetic) cross patte, swords cross between the arms, the obverse shows a laurel wreath surrounding the dates 1914 and 1918, the reverse smooth and stamped with the maker mark L. NBG. for Christian Lauer, measures 37. 68 mm (w) x 41. 94 mm (h), on ring through eyelet and suspended from period original ribbon, and in