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Bundesrepublik horse breeding award, gold class - German
This would have been mounted on a wooden plaque, hence the holes at the corners. The design is taken from the Nazi era award, whose main difference is a capital 'R' directly under the middle feet of the horse.
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Iron Cross, 1st class, 1914 - German
This is the classic gallantry award for WW1, given when the award of the EK2 was deemed insufficient recognition. Hitler wore one, earned as a despatch runner! This cross is maker marked 'KO', a prolific maker, particularly of 2nd class Iron Crosses.
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Iron Cross, 1st class, 1914 - German
The pin (which has '26' punched in an oblong stamp for a factory called B.H. Mayer of Pforzheim) is a Nazi era production, probably made as a repair for the original 1914 cross, which has the maker's mark 'KO' (a WW1 maker) stamped by the hook on the reverse.
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Iron Cross, 1st class, 1914, screw-back - German
This is the well-known gallantry award for the Great War, marked 800 on the reverse (ie 80% silver). Adolf Hitler was awarded one of these as a runner in his Bavarian regiment in WW1. The screw-back variety is considerably scarcer than the pin-back type.
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Oberlaunstein veteran's union cross - German
The top element with the imperial crown above two crossed swords and oak leaves has the logo 'Deutscher Krieger Bund' for German Warriors League (ie veterans in a military sense), whereas the cross underneath has a portrait of the emperor in silhouette and gives the name of the district, in this case Oberlaunstein.
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Bavarian Ludwigs Kreuz, bronze - German
Like its Prussian counterpart, this was awarded in WW1 for welfare and hospital work to civilians. However, this example appears to be made of bronze with all its original patina. The ribbon should have blue horizontal stripes in the centre white field, so this is close but not quite correct. Otherwise, the cross is in good condition.
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Kriegshilfsdienst Kreuz - German
This medal was awarded to rear area civilian personnel, such as nurses and doctors for war effort assistance. On the obverse of the medal, there is the cypher of Kaiser Bill, namely 'WR' with a crown above. I suppose the nearest English equivalent was the first issue of the Medal of the British Empire in 1917.
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Iron Cross, 2nd class, 1914 - German
The Iron Cross was instituted in 1813 for the campaign against Napoleon. At the start of the Great War, the 1914 version was created as it had been for the war of 1870 against France.
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