Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive the exterior in red and

the exterior in red and exhibiting a dimpled pattern

In a letter addressed to the Secretary

soiling evident on the gray cloth exterior

He was promoted to Acting Corporal (January 1

the reverse with a central inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST” (“FOR MERIT”) within an oak leaf wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive the exterior in red and(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 16