Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class certificate_of_authenticity with postage stamp

with postage stamp

with the loss of 544 lives

the officers of 1 RCR were proud of their regular formal Mess Dinner in the Officer's Mess

Accompanied by thirteen pages containing copies of his Yorkshire Hussars Reserves Territorial Force Attestation Paper

(My Struggle) which he also published

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class certificate_of_authenticity with postage stamp(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; with its mint and 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 42. 6 mm (w) x 43. 7