Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive The oval badge bears the

The oval badge bears the initials “DRL” (“Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen”) intertwined with

stating that he had seven years' previous service with the militia in Montreal

5 mm in diameter miniature suspended from a hanger inscribed "ČSČK" with pinback

having served in the Army for 32 years and 5 months (November 1

inscribed in handwritten black ink "You may build your Ships" above the photo

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive The oval badge bears the(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