Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive and substantial fraying and tearing

and substantial fraying and tearing

overlaid by a gilded bronze cog wheel bearing a black enameled mobile swastika

he held this post until the end of the War

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Victor Emmanuel III surrounded by the inscription "AL MERITO DI LUNGO COMANDO"

His father was born in Russia and his mother was born in Poland

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive and substantial fraying and tearing(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Spange 1939). A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm