Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hammer & Söhne Archive Also visible on the crown

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

During the Balkan campaign and later on the Eastern Front

In die-struck silver (marked 900)

Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hammer & Söhne Archive Also visible on the crown(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