Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Zink Core Example, By Paulmann & Crone GTRexclude with crossed swords superimposed through

with crossed swords superimposed through the centre

and the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal

The entries for units to which he belonged are the 14th Reserve Canoneer Battalion

one maker marked on reverse J

A chain of six miniature medals including a Medal for Military Valour

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Zink Core Example, By Paulmann & Crone GTRexclude with crossed swords superimposed through(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of zink and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened zink 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 but with the