Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction held in place with a

held in place with a strap fed through the ring and held in place via a buckle

with an MP 40 submachine gun slung around his neck

Early issue in solid silver

reverse illustrating a tablet inscribed "PRIX du MINISTRE de la GUERRE" (Award of the Minister of War)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction held in place with a(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