Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Auction Various grades and issues of

Various grades and issues of each order are described and illustrated

serving in an SS Totenkopf (Death’s Head) Panzer Hunting Division

Strachwitz took part in the campaigns against Poland and France

The future career in the torpedo weapon led to positions in the torpedo department at Stockholm naval station

photo from November 1942 Footnote: All Knight's Cross Recipient Photographs originate from a single & extremely large collection acquired by eMedals in 2008

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Auction Various grades and issues ofAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44. 10 mm (w) x 44. 04 mm