(Deutsches Kaiserreich Ordensspange). A first and second war German medal ribbon bar with nine ribbon, consisting of 1) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class ribbon with a Clasp of the Iron Cross 1939 Second Type, 2) A Prussian Order of Hohenzollern ribbon with miniature Swords and Crown, 3) A Brunswick War Merit Cross with miniature Swords, Crown and Wreath, 4) A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross ribbon, 5) A Hindenburg Cross ribbon with Swords, 6) An Austrian War Service Medal ribbon with Swords, 7) A Commemorative Sudetenland ribbon, 8) Wehrmacht Long Service ribbon with miniature Hoheitszeichen, 9) Wehrmacht Long Service ribbon with miniature Hoheitszeichen; field-grey wool backer; horizontal pinback; measuring 134 mm (w) x 18 mm (h); lightly bent at the Iron Cross 1914 Second Class ribbon; very minimal soiling of the ribbons due to age; in overall near extremely fine condition.
Footnote: Botho Elster, 1894-1952. WW1 Captain in Inf. Rgt 79, retired after the war and joined the Police, recalled in the 30ies, "ended" as a Major General. [C:225]