Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer GTRexclude Medal for heroism was awarded

Medal for heroism was awarded to officers and men for exceptional bravery

1966 in five classes and two medals soon after Nicolae Ceauşescu became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Romania

hallmarked on pin and catch (probably Spanish maker)

where he was transferred to King George's Hospital

while the button-less lower pockets on either side at the waist are larger and deeper

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer GTRexclude Medal for heroism was awarded(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