Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of After surviving several previous attempts

After surviving several previous attempts

spotting on the ACM

arriving at the reinforcement pool at Camiers on the 25th and attached to the 1st Canadian Machine Gun Brigade on the 27th

8 mm and 19 mm x 32

Badge measures 62mm (or 2 ½ inches)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of After surviving several previous attempts(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, unmarked, measuring