Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold each constructed of sterling silver

each constructed of sterling silver with gilt

In matching Elkington case

on December 28th

with its period original cornflower blue ribbon with its horizontal pinback sewn onto the reverse

who commanded the Battalion from October 10th to 25th

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold each constructed of sterling silver(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Etui). A high quality 1957 version 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and a silvered bronze alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date