Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed loop on the top of

loop on the top of the right panel with a 255 mm chain attached

the reverse shows “Herzlichen gruß aus Deutschland

followed by one and half years with Carnegie Steel as an Auto Mechanic

who may have taken his inspiration from a medal established and awarded by his father

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed loop on the top of(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