Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hammer & Söhne Archive (October 22

(October 22

US 28th Infantry Division

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

According to the entries on page two

Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hammer & Söhne Archive (October 22(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