Germany, Imperial. A 1914-1918 Honour Cross For Volunteers Auction Archive dual black rayon ribbons at

dual black rayon ribbons at the rear

owner's label inscribed "U535 HALIFAX / LT/CDR R GLEADOW / DEC 16 52 A24479" sewn in place on the waistband

the Legion was mostly active in Bosnia-Herzegovina continuously engaging the Partisans

and Count of Tirol

Theodor Eicke SS Totenkopf Commander Signature - On 9 x 13

Germany, Imperial. A 1914-1918 Honour Cross For Volunteers Auction Archive dual black rayon ribbons atAn example of a 1914 1918 Honour Cross for Volunteers (Kriegsehrenkreuz der Kriegsfreiwilligen); a gilt bronze cross pattee with swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with an enameled medallion in the colours of the German national flag (black, white, red), surrounded by a blue ring of enamels, inscribed Allezeit Bereit (German Always Ready); the reverse with pebbled non enameled arms, inscribed Den Kriegsfreiwilligen 1914 (To the War