Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Anthon Schenkls Nachfolger GTRexclude England to Halifax

England to Halifax

scattered spots of surface rust evident on the reverse

Since there was a real competition to be included on this mission Captain Mitchell and a Captain Shy flipped a coin to see who got to fly with Captain Hunter

each constructed of a red wool base with a magnetic metal wire reinforcement

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Anthon Schenkls Nachfolger GTRexclude England to Halifax(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 o'clock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop