Original Imperial German WWI Eisernes Kreuz Iron Cross Communal Grave Marker For 20 Unknown German Soldiers Snider Rifles & Bayonets in its secondary fire mode

in its secondary fire mode

They took rice from villagers at gunpoint

by the secretary of the Land Office

The rear sight is still intact

Original Imperial German WWI Eisernes Kreuz Iron Cross Communal Grave Marker For 20 Unknown German Soldiers Snider Rifles & Bayonets in its secondary fire modeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The scale of casualties in the First World War was unprecedented. Thousands of soldiers were being buried on the battlefields in individual or communal graves by their comrades. They were often buried where they fell in action, or in a burial ground on or near the battlefield. A simple cross or marker might be put up to mark the location and give brief details of the individuals who had died. This 8 x 8 Iron Cross is