As a result of their service
The German triumph in the Battle of Spicheren is seen as one of three vital victories leading to the overall victory of Germany over France in the Franco-Prussian War
a small batch of these medals was discovered
together with the motto GUD OG KONGEN (God and the King)
Veterans who served at least one day of active duty during wartime
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude As a result of their(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