Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Frame 2, by Hermann Aurich Hold Operation Malheur began on May

Operation Malheur began on May 11

7 mm (w) x 104

constructed of a dark gree wool base

the spine with a faux black leather reinforcement

a position he would hold for next thirteen and half months

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Frame 2, by Hermann Aurich Hold Operation Malheur began on May(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, the suspension loop