Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin Hold each strap with seven reinforced

each strap with seven reinforced eyelets

Commander of the Infantry Regiment No142 for Battles around Verdun

the reverse plain with white enamel

where the wound was dressed and a long posterior splint was placed on his leg

Denchik was discharged from active service in 1946

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin Hold each strap with seven reinforced(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and straight pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked KO (Knigliches Mnzamt