Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer United Republic of Private Campbell was serving with

Private Campbell was serving with the 18th Infantry Battalion when he suffered severe gun shot (shrapnel) wounds to his leg (thigh) and face on August 8

the sole maker of this award (Insignia made during 1943-45 period was usually not marked)

the lower half of the image overlaid by a clear handwritten signature in black ink

He was also Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette 24841 of Tuesday

small crease at the bottom right of the photo that affects the white border

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gustav Brehmer United Republic of Private Campbell was serving with(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 an reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm maker marked with Prsidialkanlzei code 13 for Gustav