Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity although Sampel’s battalion would be

although Sampel’s battalion would be transferred to the Schützen Regiment 394 in August

with black red

with no chipping or cracking

During the Zulu campaign

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity although Sampel’s battalion would be(Eisernes Kreuz 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, measuring 44. 37