Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of obverse stamped "71 / L

obverse stamped "71 / L

a triangle base constructed of navy wool

obverse illustrating a star

he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion for service in the French theatre

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of obverse stamped "71 / L(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, unmarked, measuring