Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Ernst L. Müller Auction Archive Cares was awarded the Iron

Cares was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on March 23

the SS-Polizei Division

These two pictures are dated to 1940

maker marked "HERFF-JONES INDIANAPOLIS" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse of the eagle

serving under Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Ernst L. Müller Auction Archive Cares was awarded the Iron(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