Original German WWII Named and Dated USGI Bringback Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with Ribbon and Culture Society Stickpin - EKII M3 Grease Gun deep penetrating eye wounds) as

deep penetrating eye wounds) as far away as 100 meters (330 ft)

with three overseas stripes on the left cuff

and were used to note how far the soldier had shot from (geschossen vom)

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This helmet was constructed of a munition quality single piece of iron which was heated and hammer into shape

Original German WWII Named and Dated USGI Bringback Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with Ribbon and Culture Society Stickpin - EKII M3 Grease Gun deep penetrating eye wounds) asOriginal Item: One of a Kind Set. This is a very good example of a German WWII Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1939) with its original red, black, and white rayon ribbon, which also comes with a very nice German Culture Society Membership pin. This example was brought home by a USGI, who put their last name and date of capture on the ribbon itself: HAMLEN MARCH 30 1945 At first we thought possibly "Hamlen" was a misspelled