Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude hollow backed metal (non-magnetic) badge

hollow backed metal (non-magnetic) badge in gilt finish

chipping evident in the green enamels on one leaf on the left side of the wreath

observed for Russian Artillery and succeeded in holding up (the) enemy's advance until a counter-attack took place some 8 hours later

3 mm x 34 mm)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude hollow backed metal (non-magnetic) badge(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