Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Klein & Quenzer Republic of Solingen) with the company's knight

Solingen) with the company's knight emblem

(Frontflugspange für Transport- und Luftlandeflieger in Bronze)

17 mm x 25

Facing Fearful Odds

opening with a functional spring catch with exterior stud release and a functional magnetic metal hinge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Klein & Quenzer Republic of Solingen) with the company's knight(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 institutional date of 1813, the suspension loop