Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed to August 29

to August 29

measuring 50 mm (w) x 112 mm (l) x 18 mm (h)

the cotton lined waist pocket on the left side is manufacturer stamped in black ink

Footnote: The Order of the Rising Sun was established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan

He was married to Audrey May King Watthey (September 1927-January 2008)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed to August 29(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