Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive the reverse bearing Weidinger’s handwritten

the reverse bearing Weidinger’s handwritten signature

scattered chipping evident in the red enamels

He served with 6 Cape Corps for fifteen months in Palestine and the Middle Eastern theatre

tape residue on the reverse from previous board mounting)

Although the pages are no longer affixed to the spine

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive the reverse bearing Weidinger’s handwritten(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