Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Ii Class By Gottlieb Wagner Of Idar Oberstein Hold No one was very pleased

No one was very pleased over the prospect

The undoubted success of the Public Relations aspect of the operations can be attributed in large measure to Brigadier Turner

marked 120

Machine Gun Corps on December 24

but was killed during a ‘Dark Radar Exercise’ on 15 August when his aircraft crashed into a hill near Helmsdale in Sutherland

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Ii Class By Gottlieb Wagner Of Idar Oberstein Hold No one was very pleasedA fine quality manufacture Iron Cross 1939 Second Class by an uncommon maker; silver frame with a blackened iron core (magnetic); on loop for suspension (marked 52 for Gottlieb Wagner, Idar Oberstein); with a mint period original ribbon; measuring 44. 10 mm x 44. 00 mm; weighing 18. 8 grams; with appealing dark patina, but also with a scattered light chips in the paint, and a small area of corrosion on the reverse; overall near very fine condition.