Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer Archive LEHNER” of “7

LEHNER” of “7

A handwritten note reads “Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) Rathjen”

MONTREAL 1916" and "RODEN BROS 1918" on their respective reverses

Corporal Burgdorf most likely was honoured in Ukraine or southern Russia

blue enamel surround presenting traditional French ideals LIBERTE - EGALITE - FRATERNITE

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer Archive LEHNER” of “7(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