Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive as part of the 5th

as part of the 5th Cruiser Squadron

There is a large pocket sewn in place on both the left and right breast

the leather liner exhibiting light soiling and wear from active use

It is impossible to give the numbers of the Battalion at this period

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive as part of the 5th(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