Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Eugen Gauss GTRexclude silver gradem the obverse presents

silver gradem the obverse presents a an oval shaped oak leaf wreath

They returned to the theatre of operations in May

issued 1914-1918

saddle-bag type pockets also with straight-edged button-down flaps

horizontal pinback (unmarked)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Eugen Gauss GTRexclude silver gradem the obverse presents(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 an Iron Cross 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