Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive all silvering has worn off

all silvering has worn off due to age but otherwise very fine condition

Chalupa became an SS candidate in SS-Sturm 10/23

framed by branches of oak leaves on either side at the bottom and a ribbon banner above inscribed "VEREIN EHM 114 KONSTANZ"

overlaid by a central U-Boat

which was awarded to the wives of especially reliable paratroopers who helped save the art treasures of the Monte Cassino abbey

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive all silvering has worn off(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