Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of War Merit Cross Second Class

War Merit Cross Second Class (Constructed of bronze alloy

Green oxidation evident on all three badges

he was discharged upon disbandment of the Regiment and returned to Alberta

On reaching Milan he bought a ticket to Como

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of War Merit Cross Second Class(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