Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold he was discharged on May

he was discharged on May 24th

inscribed "The Seat of War in the East

It was for his efforts during the Battle of Guadalcanal that he would earn a Battalion Citation from A

marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/34” for Karl Wurster

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold he was discharged on May(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Etui). A high quality 1957 version 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and a silvered bronze alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date