Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Hold He had no control over

He had no control over his emotions

engraved "DEM BRAVEN VERDIENTEN KAMERADEN OFFIZ

to complete final training before being sent to the French theatre

Footnote: The Corps of Guides served from 1903 until 1929 as an element of the Non-Permanent Active Militia

The wrap is close by an array of eight black bakelite buttons on the right breast flap meeting a corresponding array of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Hold He had no control over(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 a reinstitution date of 1813, the suspension loop maker