Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer visually-hidden encompassed by a wreath and

encompassed by a wreath and superimposed over a cross with pointed arms

During the Great War he commanded the 13th Batter

number stamped "5" on the reverse

Accompanied by service records from the National Archives of Canada

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer visually-hidden encompassed by a wreath and(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