Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer Auction It was instituted on May

It was instituted on May 21

with brass tips

the lugs having been removed and replaced with a suspension loop

from 1886 to 1895

die gesamte Kulturwelt von den tödlichen Gefahren des Bolschewismus zu retten und den Weg für einen wahren sozialen Aufstieg in Europa frei zu machen

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer Auction It was instituted on May(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