Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction with the notation "they had

with the notation "they had a rough time"

Honor Decoration of the Red Cross - Bronze

although Sampel’s battalion would be transferred to the Schützen Regiment 394 in August

including a Heer belt constructed of pressed black leather

including a Pioniere EM’s strap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction with the notation "they had(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