Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude with loss of finish throughout

with loss of finish throughout in addition to period repair of the catch

Obtained from a family

which is marked with eight notches

he was killed by an enemy sniper"

hallmarked and maker marked "MO" on upper arm on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude with loss of finish throughout(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, unmarked but with the