Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of wreaths on the C

wreaths on the C

each constructed of black doeskin wool and trimmed with woven black thread and silver aluminum wire piping

the father and mother and their two boys have each "done their bit" for the Empire

bridge construction at Saarbrücken

along the top edge where it butts the protruding overhang of the cap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of wreaths on the C(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