Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction dated October 17th

dated October 17th

the text throughout in Slovak

measuring 70 mm (w) x 72 mm (h)

marked Z on centre medallion rim between the six and nine o’clock arms

the interior content consisting of 208 paginated pages featuring black-and-white photographs and full-colour plates (the latter illustrated by Malcolm McGregor) of personnel and insignia of both the Wehrmacht and myriad of state and civil organizations of the Third Reich

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction dated October 17th(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 replacement