Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Ribbon Bar consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with an arabesque detailing at

with an arabesque detailing at the top

147 on occasion of the regiment’s 30th anniversary

with a single star affixed to the star point at 12 o'clock designating the award as a VI Class Officer

5 mm thick

His brother’s 14 months old daughter Johanna had been left to stay at home

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Ribbon Bar consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with an arabesque detailing at(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Bandschnalle). 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,