Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude In March 1941

In March 1941

with nine laurel leaves on either side

The Order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has earned special merits for society"

It begins with a brief history of and an explanation for the purpose of the Orders and Medals Research Society and a list of other books published by them

1869 in Marburg (central Germany)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude In March 1941(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