An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau Auction along with nurses

along with nurses

Constructed of silvered tombac

otherwise remains near extremely fine with crisp details and pleasing toning

the only available air route to China was via the Hump route

marked “L35” for “Rudolf Wächtler & Lange

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau Auction along with nursesAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked 25 for Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Graveur Gold und Silberschmiedge, Hanau; with its full length period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date