Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. Auction Hindenburg Cross

Hindenburg Cross

Measuring 207 mm (w) x 153 mm (h)

wide light brown leather sweatband

consisting of a rare U-boot identification tag belonging to Submariner Uhlitsch

It was therefore difficult for this bravery to shine forth and distinguish itself amidst a more general show of courage

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. Auction Hindenburg Cross(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