Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive SOS recruits received room and

SOS recruits received room and board

the chinstrap rests upon a protruding vulcanfibre visor when not in use

original bow-tied ribbon has separated from the badge

1900 - 1937 Issue

beginning on November 16

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive SOS recruits received room and(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