Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class By Ernst L. Müller Auction Archive followed three months later by

followed three months later by a confirmation as a Bombardier on April 15

After seven months in New Guinea

consisting of a wreath formed of six bunches of oak leaves on each side

OFLAG XIII-B was a large POW camp for officers

on a thick padded black wool backing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class By Ernst L. Müller Auction Archive followed three months later by(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 black mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension