Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau Auction in mint condition

in mint condition

159 Squadron was awarded the Distinguished Service Order

the oval photograph framed by an outlined design of eight petals

General der Infanterie Wilhelm Wetzel (1888–1964)

Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-six pages with copies of his Index Cards

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau Auction in mint condition(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