Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Jakob Bengel Hold A portepee is tied through

A portepee is tied through the loops

86mm (h) and weighing at 13

Pforzheim” construction

The ritual and symbology of the group was said to be heavily influenced by that of the Freemasons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Jakob Bengel Hold A portepee is tied through(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