Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of Green oxidation evident on all

Green oxidation evident on all three badges

On reaching Milan he bought a ticket to Como

one with button hole attachment

the bottom shows an Iron Cross with the ribbon spread above it and intertwined with a spread of leaves on both sides (on the left are laurels and on the right are oak leaves)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of Green oxidation evident on all(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, measuring