Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. Archive The envelope also features an

The envelope also features an outline of the Zeppelin with two other Graf Zeppelin stamps on the obverse

69 mm (w) x 53

His father’s profession: ropemaker

a smaller panel at the front behind the fold down flap

Accompanied by a copy of his Index Card (acknowledging his eligibility for the BWM and VM)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. Archive The envelope also features an(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, the suspension loop