Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Recipient Photo United Republic of original independent ribbon)

original independent ribbon)

scattered wear in the lacquered finish

the reverse of the clasp similarly marked with a silver content number of “800”

He died from his wounds at 5:00 pm on February 16

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Recipient Photo United Republic of original independent ribbon)(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Foto). 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, unmarked,