Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich GTRexclude It opened in 1939 following

It opened in 1939 following the invasion of Poland

designating it as an enlisted man's helmet

reverse illustrating a nude man walking in stride to the left

reverting to the ranks again on November 23rd when he was transferred from the 4th Reserve Battalion to the 1st Battalion

the photographs are unaffected

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich GTRexclude It opened in 1939 following(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, the suspension loop