An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class With Its Matching Boutonniere Hold caused some consternation when someone

caused some consternation when someone back at battalion headquarters asked who was in the forward outpost

with upward-facing silvered magnetic metal hooks on either side at the rear waist

Footnote: Willi Emil Richard Schulz was born on September 19

black wool backing

Mittierer Pz

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class With Its Matching Boutonniere Hold caused some consternation when someoneAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its unissued period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 49. 22 mm x 43. 82