Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class, By Klein & Quenzer A.g. In Its Packet Of Issue Auction Archive perfect example by the maker

perfect example by the maker "Steinhauer & L

slender banjo-style pin with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

taking Valentine Helen Urich (nee Brown) as his wife on April 14

On May 28 he was awarded the Austrian Merit Cross (Österreichisches Ehren-Verdienstkreuz am Band der Tapferkeitsmedaille)

12 Canadian General Hospital the following day

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class, By Klein & Quenzer A.g. In Its Packet Of Issue Auction Archive perfect example by the maker(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension; with its mint and unissued period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44. 24 mm (w) x 44.