Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive maker marked “Oechsler Ansbach” on

maker marked “Oechsler Ansbach” on reverse

each panel with five ventilation holes

marked “Gesetzlich Geschützt” and “C

Footnote: Artillery Regiment 183 was part of the 83rd Infantry Division

also accompanied by a period original presentation case

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive maker marked “Oechsler Ansbach” on(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