Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau certificate_of_authenticity and is a notable example

and is a notable example of the exceptional bravery and disregard of danger which this very gallant officer has always displayed throughout his distinguished career

the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 and the Pilot's Badge

was engaged in a bitter struggle to secure the bridges across the Douve River north of Carentan

the reverse with a central raised date of “13

6 mm x 60 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau certificate_of_authenticity and is a notable example(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