Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Double-Marked By W. Behrens Schmuckwarenfabrik Auction and blue shield

and blue shield

the shield’s reverse shows the maker mark 20-10K G

1941 in the rank of Major for his actions in the Battle of Uman

2 lugs (1 replacement)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Double-Marked By W. Behrens Schmuckwarenfabrik Auction and blue shield(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, the suspension loop