Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of that he had "no shortness

that he had "no shortness of breath

reverting to the ranks again on November 23rd when he was transferred from the 4th Reserve Battalion to the 1st Battalion

Signature on Post War Photo: Wilhelm Osterhold

46 mm(w) x 49

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of that he had "no shortness(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 45. 11 mm (w) x 45. 10 mm (h), weighing 19. 2 grams, the