Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Republic of in their hardshelled Case of

in their hardshelled Case of Issue (maker marked "Gebr

contact marks to rim

the base of the epaulettes is constructed of a metal-reinforced core

After returning to Washington D

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Republic of in their hardshelled Case of(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop