Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich United Republic of on the recommendation of the

on the recommendation of the Grand Council

in four grades: Gold with and without Crown and Silver with and without Crown

Captain Manning would see his second overseas service

37 mm (w) x 69

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich United Republic of on the recommendation of the(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