Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive before being re-assigned to the

before being re-assigned to the Cruiser H

protective bars running horizontally around the helmets bottom edge

with an expiry date of “21

with a Lieutenant Colonel rank insignia pinned in place on both straps

light staining)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive before being re-assigned to the(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, unmarked, measuring