Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Lug Variant, By Wächtler & Lange Archive Dark patina on the obverse

Dark patina on the obverse

with a mobile swastika in the center and a vertically upright sword superimposed onto the wreath

The British awarded three Victoria Crosses during this campaign

It sits securely within a gilded bronze crossguard

measuring 53 mm (w) x 66 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Lug Variant, By Wächtler & Lange Archive Dark patina on the obverse(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