Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class With Letter certificate_of_authenticity a HJ membership badge

a HJ membership badge

also referred to as the Sylvestrine Order

He reverted to the rank of Private and once there

the tank badge on the obverse is a Panzer MK IV and is constructed of blackened metal (magnetic) with very crisp details superimposed on a tight interwoven band consisting of silver aluminum bullion threading

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class With Letter certificate_of_authenticity a HJ membership badge(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, 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 black 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,