Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Josef Feix & Söhne United Republic of on its original ribbon as

on its original ribbon as seen in the accompanying period photographs of Friedrich

measuring 134 mm (w) x 58 mm (h)

"ARRAS" on the spine and a two-flowered plant and "HAPPY RETURN" on the back panel

at the age of 37

3rd Infantry Division

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Josef Feix & Söhne United Republic of on its original ribbon as(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