Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction was buried by (a) shell

was buried by (a) shell

Enlisted Man's version

Footnote: The development of poisonous gasses used as offensive weapons in the First World War necessitated the development of defensive gas masks and accessories

the underside in emerald green wool with matching strap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction was buried by (a) shell(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