Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Round 3 Version, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now extensive gilt wear

extensive gilt wear

the obverse medallion featuring a cross in red and white enamels surmounted by a sacred heart

Rörich was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class

while the reverse ricasso is marked with the SS runes

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Round 3 Version, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now extensive gilt wear(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Tte). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). 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 mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked but