Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold Petawawa ON

Petawawa ON

the outer ring inscribed "GAUMEISTERSCHAFT 1936" above and "GAU HANSA" flanked by swastikas below

realized the significance of the innovation

Constructed of heavy caramel-coloured leather

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold Petawawa ON(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