Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Berg & Nolte Hold 2 clasps (36659 Cpl

2 clasps (36659 Cpl

Later in his career

with Blake in the feature photograph

but having lost much of its shine due to collecting patina from age

measuring 51x37mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Berg & Nolte Hold 2 clasps (36659 Cpl(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