Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold hand engraved "Grenzschutz

hand engraved "Grenzschutz

He returned to the 5th Reserve Battalion on November 24th

it incorporated the 81st Infantry Regiment "Turin"

in silvered cupal

he became a Lieutenant and Captain by purchase on April 29

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold hand engraved "Grenzschutz(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