Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Unmarked Newly Listed From city of Geissen

From city of Geissen

"many of Brigadier Martin's nephews and nieces joined the service during the Second World War

25 mm x 73

the twelve o’clock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring connecting to a period original bowtie ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Unmarked Newly Listed From city of Geissen(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 reverse six oclock