Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of scratches evident in the black

scratches evident in the black enamels on the left arm

the National Assembly of Hungary disestablished the order and replaced it by the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

and embossed “Mittweider Metallwarenfabrik Rudolf Wächter & Lange

These were the only eyeglasses permitted to be worn in the front lines

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of scratches evident in the black(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with 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 marked