Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity the reverse inscribed “Für Treue

the reverse inscribed “Für Treue Dienste in der SS” (For Loyal Services in the SS) superimposed onto the numeral “4”

14 Canadian Machine Gun Corps on January 17th

oxidation spot on the reverse)

three days previous

Accompanied by four pages of his Service Records from the National Archives

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich certificate_of_authenticity the reverse inscribed “Für Treue(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