Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Type II Prinzengröße with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of It is flanked by magnetic

It is flanked by magnetic metal studs which secure in place a multi-piece chinstrap consisting of a black leather base topped by gilded brass scales which taper towards the centre

37mm(w) x 50mm(h)

a crown and the date "1710" below

/ If ye break faith with us who die / We shall not sleep

He later married Helen Francis McDiarmid on October 17

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Type II Prinzengröße with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of It is flanked by magnetic(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 2. Klasse 1914, Prinzengre mit Etui). Reinstituted 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 situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of