Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive engraver marked "Scheürich" below the

engraver marked "Scheürich" below the pig at the right

7 mm x 59 mm

before being posted to the Base Depot on the 27th

followed by his promotion to Seaman 1st Class

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive engraver marked "Scheürich" below 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