Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, on Single Parade Mount Newly Listed It is dated to Berlin

It is dated to Berlin on 18 January 1900 and signed in black ink by Emperor Wilhelm II

for successful operations of military units and formations which resulted in the enemy suffering considerable casualties or damage

44 mm (w) x 57

the fortifications protecting Aachen and the Ruhr were a formidable obstacle to the progress of American forces

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, on Single Parade Mount Newly Listed It is dated to Berlin(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse an Einzelschnalle). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a single parade mount with a horizontal pinback, 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