Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of Barnes was serving with the

Barnes was serving with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion

He was established as Company Commander

but failed to arrive

the reverse showing classic white threaded machine stitched reinforcement

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of Barnes was serving with the(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