Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Archive the centre bears a royal

the centre bears a royal crown with fringes

17 mm (w) x 53

Hauptsturmführer was the most commonly held SS officer rank during the Second World War

Brookes was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on Feb 26

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Archive the centre bears a royal(Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a central blackened Iron Cross, overlaying a rectangular bar bearing a raised date of 1939, affixed to a period original ribbon with two reverse attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 14 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.