Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class. United Republic of official WWI issue

official WWI issue

effective May 1

3) An unusual

the centre of the cap band is pinned with a multi-piece insignia consisting of a tricolour cockade constructed of aluminum and red wool

The stiff visor is also in a grayish-blue wool-cotton blend

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class. United Republic of official WWI issue(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