Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Auction with pin and catch

with pin and catch

Various grades and issues of each order are described and illustrated

photo from November 1942 Footnote: All Knight's Cross Recipient Photographs originate from a single & extremely large collection acquired by eMedals in 2008

Strachwitz took part in the campaigns against Poland and France

after completing Grade 8 and taking part in Grade 9 in a rural Manitoba School

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Auction with pin and catchAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44. 10 mm (w) x 44. 04 mm