measuring 75 mm (w) x 75 mm (l) x 20 mm (h)
the obverse consisting of a stylized German national eagle overlaid by a crescent bearing an inscription of “XII
stating that Theodor Preu of the 20th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment has been promoted from Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) to Hauptmann (Captain)
marked on end ring with a silver hallmark denoting Austro-Hungarian manufacture between 1872-1922
After nine weeks at King George Hospital
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Richard Simm & Söhne Auction Archive measuring 75 mm (w) x(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