An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class With Its Matching Boutonniere Archive retains nearly 95% gilded finish

retains nearly 95% gilded finish

and is complete with tightly wrapped twisted wire

Napoleon once said that the most difficult military operation was crossing a river in the face of an enemy

and he was made honorary DCL of Oxford and LL

A mass was held the evening before and the day of the funeral

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class With Its Matching Boutonniere Archive retains nearly 95% gilded finishAn 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; with its 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 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 43. 92 mm x 43. 88 mm; weighing 20. 3