Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Hold maker marked "L/21" (Foerster &

maker marked "L/21" (Foerster & Barth

within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt inscription of “VIRTUTI IN BELLO” (“BRAVERY IN WAR”) with arabesques

topped by dual bronze hooks

some others enlisted with the British Army

with evidence of 23 missing photographs and one loose photograph

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Hold maker marked "L/21" (Foerster &(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