Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Paul Küst Auction Archive 1944 and placed in the

1944 and placed in the Landesschützen Replacement Battalion 13 in Eger

the reverse centre bears the inscription “Landwehr-Dienstaus-zeichnung II Klasse” (Landwehr service award II Class)

Fire Fighting Merit Medal

The blade fits flush to the cross-guard

with each lion clutching a suspension loop in its mouth

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Paul Küst Auction Archive 1944 and placed in the(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, measuring