Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Louis Gottlieb & Söhne Auction Archive or have been wounded or

or have been wounded or sacrificed their lives in the line of duty

Between the posts resides a brass plaque on the top held in place via four rivets

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

the reverse presents the maker’s mark for Huguenin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Louis Gottlieb & Söhne Auction Archive or have been wounded or(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 suspension loop