Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive 1960's: in gilt aluminum with

1960's: in gilt aluminum with red paint

a General Merit Medal

Both shells measure 85 mm in diameter at the base x 350 mm in height

It was awarded to those that made an outstanding contribution to this process

rated by the Allies as one of the best in the German army

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive 1960's: in gilt aluminum with(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