Germany, Imperial. A First War Hesse Medal Pair Auction Archive 000 women worked in Imperial

000 women worked in Imperial Munitions Board factories manufacturing shells or other war supplies

plus various eyewitness reports

" punched in tiny holes on the right side of the sweatband

with MARINE - FLIEGER ABTEILUNG cap tally (seen in accompanying portrait)

Germany, Imperial. A First War Hesse Medal Pair Auction Archive 000 women worked in Imperial(Ordensschnalle). A First War period medal bar featuring two decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, 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 three