Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of After surviving several previous attempts

After surviving several previous attempts

A signed postcard depicting U-Boat ace Kapitän (later Fregattenkapitän)

It is marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M7/36" (E

Badge measures 62mm (or 2 ½ inches)

2 mm x 40 mm)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of After surviving several previous attempts(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