Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction Given his contention that ‘as

Given his contention that ‘as long as you keep smoking cigarettes and drinking plenty of whisky and tap water - not this rubbish in a bottle - you’ll go on for ever’

then reported as a Prisoner of War (POW)

(engraved: B

A medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring six decorations

Badge in silver gilt with red and green enameling

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction Given his contention that ‘as(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, unmarked, measuring