with a partial RZM tag attached to the reverse - illegible
and concern for the wounded were an inspiration to the men of his unit and reflect credit upon himself and the military service
A multiple ray twenty-two pointed star in silver gilt
resulting in at least four enemy ships sunk
following Adolf Hitler's demands at the Munich Agreement
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold with a partial RZM tag(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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 44. 20