Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive 1831 at age 43

1831 at age 43

a Merit Cross II with swords

total length approximately 117mm (4 1/2 inches)

and remained until March 1942

fire gilt aluminum buckle on the left end

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive 1831 at age 43(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 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, unmarked, measuring 44.