Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hammer & Söhne Archive original steel claw and replacement

original steel claw and replacement straight bar suspension

During the Balkan campaign and later on the Eastern Front

Also visible on the crown is a black ink size mark of “55”

Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hammer & Söhne Archive original steel claw and replacement(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 reverse six oclock