Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive engraved "3" on the reverse

engraved "3" on the reverse

the lower right obverse marked with a RALD logo

insignia of The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment on the front cover and the text on the spine in gold-coloured ink

An operation to correct the issue was ordered

followed by a fighting retreat through 1943 and 1944 as the Red Army pushed westward

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive engraved "3" on the reverse(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, unmarked, measuring