Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive After nine weeks at King

After nine weeks at King George Hospital

The obverse of the black wooden handle bears a metallic NSDAP Parteiadler- (Party Eagle) style emblem fitted within the wood

stating that Theodor Preu of the 20th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment has been promoted from Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) to Hauptmann (Captain)

wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of “1941”

the obverse consisting of a stylized German national eagle overlaid by a crescent bearing an inscription of “XII

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive After nine weeks at King(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