Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Übergröße Variant, by Frank & Reif Archive engraver marked "A DESAIDE

engraver marked "A DESAIDE

before being released from service on February 4

1945 at RCAF Station Torbay and after three and a half weeks care

marked 950 on the ring

beautifully executed enameled roses and laurels on gold interlaced between arms

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Übergröße Variant, by Frank & Reif Archive engraver marked "A DESAIDE(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse, bergre). 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