Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Issue Package, by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of Same parade with flag bearers

Same parade with flag bearers

frosted silver crossed swords clasp on a replacement triangular ribbon with hook and eye)

The helmet also retains a chinstrap constructed of multiple pieces of blackened leather

After being treated at hospitals in France and England

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Issue Package, by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of Same parade with flag bearers(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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 initial W, 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 maker marked