Germany, Imperial. The Awards, Documents, and Photographs of Major Wilhelm Heimsch, Balloon and Airship Troops Auction maker marked with the interlocking

maker marked with the interlocking initials "GP" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

the reverse bearing an etched institution date of “16

A War Merit Medal 1870-1871 (Kriegsdenkmünze)

that includes scenery

marked GWL for Gebrüder Wegerhoff

Germany, Imperial. The Awards, Documents, and Photographs of Major Wilhelm Heimsch, Balloon and Airship Troops Auction maker marked with the interlocking(Ballonzge Auszeichnungen, Ausweispapiere, und Fotos). A superb and fascinating lot of awards, documents, and photographs from the estate of eventual Luftwaffe Major Wilhelm Heimsch, who served with distinction in the balloon and airship troops of Imperial Germany, consisting of: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic