Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, Übergroße Variant GTRexclude It can be awarded to

It can be awarded to both Belgians and foreigners

Instituted on 6 November 1806

75mm x 91mm (or approximately 3 x 3 1/2 inches)

The French government authorized its wear by French military by decree of June 16

often shooting buildings ahead of the accompanying infantry to clear them of possible defenders

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, Übergroße Variant GTRexclude It can be awarded to(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse, bergroe). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). A rare oversized frame variant, 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