Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Berg & Nolte Archive German “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2

German “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2

measuring 139 mm x 88 mm

WALSH" on the reverse

certifying that soldier Medinilla Hernández enlisted voluntary to the Blue Division in 1941 and he is an ex-combatant of the Eastern Front 1941-1942

He is buried at Chesterfield (Spital) Cemetery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Berg & Nolte Archive German “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2(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