Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 And Ribbon Bar Auction taking command of the VII

taking command of the VII Corps and was involved in fighting in the Carpathian Mountains

France from October 12 to 14

he led his unit to several victories in securing the Rzhev area

he was transferred to the 3rd Infantry Battalion on November 12th and entered the French theatre

Olive drab wool construction

Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 And Ribbon Bar Auction taking command of the VII(Kriegsdenkmnze) Instituted 20 May 1871. A circular medal constructed of iron, the obverse bears a central crowned cipher W (Wilhelm), below reads Fr Pflichttreue im Kriege (For Duty in War), circumscribed with Gott war mit uns Ihm sei die Ehre (God was with us. To Him be the honor), the reverse bears an iron cross paty with rays in the quadrants between the arms, the centre is dated 1870 1871 within an oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the