Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class With Letter Auction (Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber

(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber

measuring 44 mm (w) x 46 mm (h)

Burness soon went overseas with the 2nd University Company

two-piece construction consisting of a wreath and center insignia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class With Letter Auction (Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, 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 black 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,