Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Schickle Core consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He received the DCM for

He received the DCM for actions during the Crimean War

with a wreath of laurel leaves between the arms of the cross

150 mm x 213 mm

" He was also paid a War Gratuity of $160

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Schickle Core consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He received the DCM for(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). 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