Germany, Imperial. A Large Imperial War Flag consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac consisting of a War Merit

consisting of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords

and ornamented as described below according to rank

he was redeployed to serve with the Stammkompanie (Core Company) of his unit

while he left flap is stitched with a white cotton label bearing red machine-embroidered owner’s initials “FB” (Fritz Birnbaum)

Germany, Imperial. A Large Imperial War Flag consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac consisting of a War Merit(Reichskriegsflagge). A large Reichskriegsflagge (Imperial War Flag), constructed of a white cotton twill base, bearing a double sided printed design consisting of a black Nordic Cross trimmed with black borders, overlaid by a central Prussian imperial eagle, and with an Imperial black, white, and red tri colour flag set into the upper hoist edge, in turn defaced by a black Iron Cross, the hoist edge reinforced with an additional layer of white cotton