Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive He and his first wife

He and his first wife

the reverse dated “1866” within an open-ended oak wreath

on traditional Spanish-style rectangular hanger with pinback

for actions on November 11-14

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive He and his first wife(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