Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl Province of China Zirngast was then deployed to

Zirngast was then deployed to the Eastern Front

knocking out one enemy gun and capturing another

mounted to a silver gilt five-pointed star base with silver crossed swords

an eagle with outstretched wing standing on an orb

with symbol of the Kampfgeschwader 3 “Blitz”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl Province of China Zirngast was then deployed to(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