Three World War I German Military items. The three items belonged to a US World War I soldier and the three items came from the family of this World War I US soldier that served in France during WWI. There is a medal showing a German soldier with wording translated below. An enameled Iron Cross with crossed swords hanging badge, translated below and the back has the. Makers name in Hamburg, Germany. The third item is an enameled Iron Cross and crossed swords stick pin. The medal wording is below with the translation. ICH HATT EINEN KAMERADEN. I HAD A COMRADE, AT THE JEWELRY OF THE REST OF STAATTEN OUR BRAVE HALF WHO HELD THIS IRON SIGN. FLECK SOHN, HAMBURG 3. FLECK SON, HAMBURG 3. The stickpin has the following initials. All three items are in very nice condition with no cracks or chips to the enamel. The medal is 1 ¼ inches across in size. The badge is 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches. The stickpin is 2 11/16 inches in length.
WORLD WAR I UNITED STATES NAVY VICTORY MEDAL W/ TRANSPORT CLASP, & FULL WRAP BROOCH. RIBBON DRAPE TESTED U. The World War I Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was first created in 1919, designed by James Earle Fraser. The medal was originally intended to be created due to an act of the United States Congress, however the bill authorizing the medal never passed, leaving the service departments to create the award through general orders. The United States Army published orders authorizing the World War I Victory Medal in April 1919 and the U. Navy followed in June of that same year. Known until 1947 simply as the “Victory Medal”, the World War I Victory Medal was awarded to any member of the U. Military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations. 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service. 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia. 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia. The front of the bronze medal features a winged Victory holding a shield and sword on the front. The back of the bronze medal features “The Great War For Civilization” in all capital letters curved along the top of the medal. Curved along the bottom of the back of the medal are six stars, three on either side of the center column of seven staffs wrapped in a cord. The top of the staff has a round ball on top and is winged on the side. The staff is on top of a shield that says “U” on the left side of the staff and “S” on the right side of the staff. On left side of the staff it lists one World War I Allied country per line: France, Italy, Serbia, Japan, Montenegro, Russia, and Greece. On the right side of the staff the Allied country names read: Great Britain, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal, Rumania (spelled with a U instead of an O as it is spelled now), and China. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
This is truly an antique and very special. It is a Bronze Medal awarded to chaplains of the Army and Navy after World War 1. It was designed by Laura G Fraser, who is a famous artist in her own right, but also the wife of James E. Fraser, who designed the Indian head nickel. I believe they were issued/created somewhere around 1920. Any reasonable offers will be considered. Also, 20% of the sale will go to the K9s for Warriors foundation.
This two-piece style, which is hollow, and made of stamped metal with a thin back plate, is known as Höhlverbodet. The obverse of this badge has great character, with light, even wear that exposes much of the brass-colored base metal. The remaining silver finish in the recesses shows pleasant age toning. It’s a finely detailed piece, with incredible fine detail throughout the design. The reverse of this Imperial Prussian Pilot Badge. The backing plate is applied perfectly, with no solder visible at the seam. The hardware setup features a barrel hinge, round wire pin and catch, and is intact and unrepaired. The typical hole near the catch reveals the hollow nature of the construction. These early pilot badges are tough to find. This beauty of a badge remains in excellent condition. I believe it has been cleaned though. The Imperial Prussian military instituted a number of flying awards and badges prior to 1918, to recognize the skills and achievements of pilots and air crew before and during the First World War. The Prussian Army Pilot’s Badge was officially instituted by the King of Prussia and Emperor of the German Empire Wilhelm II on January 27, 1913, as a qualification badge. The criteria for the award of this badge evolved during WWI, making it more of an award; pilots were expected to have completed some actual combat flying. In addition to the Pilot’s Badge, an Observer’s Badge was also instituted; in January 1918, an Air Gunner’s Badge was instituted as well. There was also a Commemorative Flyer’s Badge, which commemorated service with the German Army air service. Wear of these badges continued after WWI by those men who had earned them.
