Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Type Ii, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive backed by a wide diagonal

backed by a wide diagonal slash in yellow

Im Heilst dursch zusammenstoss mit S

Lang of Jasta 1 was killed by Barker on January 1

(afterwards Admiral of the Fleet) each ship also towed into action a whaler manned by a dozen Bluejackets

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Type Ii, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive backed by a wide diagonal(1939 Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Instituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn set above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs affixed to a period original ribbon, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by B. H. Mayer,