Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Brüder Schneider Newly Listed marked “3” on reverse for

marked “3” on reverse for maker Wilhelm Deumer

Constructed of navy blue wool

which had been closed since 1914

War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

In period box in which award was acquired

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Brüder Schneider Newly Listed marked “3” on reverse for(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 tri fold 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