Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold the reverse with a gorget-style

the reverse with a gorget-style shield bearing an inscription of “FÜR TREUEN DIENST IN EINEM FELDZUG” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE CAMPAIGN”)

Baur successfully applied for a pension and compensation in 1955

the reverse screw-back assembly only partially intact

The black grade wound badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold the reverse with a gorget-style(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 an 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