Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Knight, C.1918 Newly Listed four of which feature groups

four of which feature groups (one of nine soldiers indoors

the letters "JP" (Josef Pilsudski) in the centre framed within a wreath

He was promoted to Captain in July 1915

trimmed with twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire and bearing hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia

3) The War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of The Iron Crown, Knight, C.1918 Newly Listed four of which feature groups(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone). Instituted in 1805. Type III. (1860 1918). Civil Division. Multi piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white, green and blue enamels, measuring 29mm (w) x 57. 3mm (h inclusive of cross adorned horizontally pierced ball), weighs 21. 9 grams (including ribbon), worn on original ribbon via an elongated loop with white enamel details, unmarked but of Rothe manufacture, enamel wear on the crown, light gilt