Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crossed swords clasp above "KENTTÄARMEIJA"

crossed swords clasp above "KENTTÄARMEIJA" (Army) clasp on an original ribbon

type I as defined by the inscriptions on the arms on the obverse

takes up the story: On the 17th

some Canadians served with this squadron

Order of Saint Isabel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crossed swords clasp above "KENTTÄARMEIJA"(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 44. 62 mm (w) x 44. 76 mm (h), weighing 19. 8 grams