Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants, With Document, To Rudolf Ristow Archive and black paint

and black paint

in February 1929

He was heavily decorated for his service in the Luftwaffe

I Gruppe was formed on September 1st

stamped in black ink "85" on the underside of the belt at the right end

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants, With Document, To Rudolf Ristow Archive and black paint(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1924 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from 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