Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of Due to the long duration

Due to the long duration of the war and the conditional personnel situation

He shot at approaching German soldiers from his crash site

it features a stout casing with a curved handle connecting to a lid affixed to a swivel hinge

the hinge and catch remaining intact

the reverse with button hole for attachment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of Due to the long duration(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