Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Alois Rettenmeyer Auction Archive stamped with “ESO LEDERPLASTIK D

stamped with “ESO LEDERPLASTIK D

(NS-Flugtag Erinnerungsabzeichen)

he served in the United States Army before the Second World War and throughout the war

Footnote: Alfred Townsend was born on February 4

residue present on the wreath suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Alois Rettenmeyer Auction Archive stamped with “ESO LEDERPLASTIK D(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 but with the