Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of containing 76 pages printed in

containing 76 pages printed in black ink and also containing 44 plates of photos

compelling but as of yet inconclusive evidence suggests that Friedrich Orth-produced clasps could be postwar reproductions

a wartime patriotic shell

All with maker's mark

Footnote: This badge appears on page 177 of "Eagles Recalled" by Warren Carroll and comes from his personal collection

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of containing 76 pages printed in(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, 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 44. 13 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 17. 8 grams, an exceptional