Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed inscribed “INTEGRITATI ET MERITO” (Latin

inscribed “INTEGRITATI ET MERITO” (Latin - Integrity and Merit)

the obverse consisting of a five-pointed star with its arms joined by a circular oak leaf wreath

(Hans-Ulrich Rudel Postkarte)

suspended from ribbon with ’14 YEARS’ broach bar

Although having lost a finger

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed inscribed “INTEGRITATI ET MERITO” (Latin(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