Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class United Republic of Instituted 1772

Instituted 1772

Italians who were closely allied at the outbreak of the War with Croatian authorities also supplied Italian instructors/Officers

constructed of magnetic bronzed metal depicting a laurel wreath and a steering wheel

Die Wappen des Großherzöglichen Hauses Mecklenburg in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class United Republic of Instituted 1772(1939 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813 on the lower arm, unmarked, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 47. 44 mm (h), on loop for suspension from its period original triangular ribbon,