Germany, Heer. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Case and Recipient Photo Archive bearing a central German Red

bearing a central German Red Cross- (DRK) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika and executed in gilt with black enamels

to confirm his identity and his service as being legitimate

a rounded medal constructed of silver

reverting to the rank of Corporal and remained in action until he returned to Canada in December 1944

with a protruding hand emanating from the side

Germany, Heer. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Case and Recipient Photo Archive bearing a central German Red(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Etui und Foto). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 sic oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring 44. 10 mm (w) x 47. 60 mm (h), weighing