Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Rudolf Souval Archive Hönscheid proved to be a

Hönscheid proved to be a very versatile soldier

later relinquishing the rank of Acting Captain on December 8th (London Gazette 3604

In a Court of Inquiry held at West Down

the obverse with a machine-embroidered oval oak leaf overlaid by a golden-yellow threaded swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

while the reverse ricasso is marked THE F-S FIGHTING KNIFE

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Rudolf Souval Archive Hönscheid proved to be a(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 but with the