Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive By Royal decree no

By Royal decree no

engraved:15281 DRIV

and one Second War badge:

On period ribbon with pinback

a direct contrast to the person that would later be described in his Military Medal citation

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive By Royal decree no(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Spange 1939). A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm