Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Lug Variant, By Wächtler & Lange Archive circumscribed with “Österreichischer landesverband wien

circumscribed with “Österreichischer landesverband wien kameradschaftsbund” (Austrian Land Association Vienna Association)

staining from 7-8 o’clock

and a swastika surrounded by a wreath

featuring Heer (Army) soldiers training

So continuous and severe was the shelling that even slit trenches were not safe

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Lug Variant, By Wächtler & Lange Archive circumscribed with “Österreichischer landesverband wien(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