Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau GTRexclude following the First Battle of

following the First Battle of Ypres the previous autumn

constructed of silvered feinkzink

painted Luftwaffe blue

topped by an inscription of “LAPPLAND” and a German national eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika

Alfred (Dick) Jacoby managed the firm and Martin Jacoby served as engraver and die maker

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau GTRexclude following the First Battle of(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