Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version GTRexclude chipping and repair evident in

chipping and repair evident in the blue enamels on the arms

enlisted of drafted in the armed forces of the United States

late Royal Flying Corps

the reverse exterior with a maker’s mark of “JAKOB BENGEL

The document is dated 1 September 1942

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version GTRexclude chipping and repair evident in(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of