Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of Stuttgart" such as the die

Stuttgart" such as the die flaw on the outer edge of the oak leaf to the left of the eagle

7mm (w) x 25

7 mm (w) x 21

with dual downward-pointing pins for attachment to headgear

USS Louisville joined Task Force 58

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of Stuttgart" such as the die(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with 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