Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Jakob Bengel Archive Each ankle opens with a

Each ankle opens with a functional vertical black metal zipper

reinforced along all three edged with machine-stitching

Corporal Thomas Dennis was sent home from South Africa on January 8

the reverse opening to reveal an engraved dedication to “ROBERT BESSER 1897-1937”)

the reverse inscribed “Dem Verdienste 1914” (German - For Merit 1914) within an oak wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Jakob Bengel Archive Each ankle opens with a(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