also stamped with the initials IR and ARG
Footnote: With the Free French Forces harboured in Africa
the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse Panzer in place
his main concern was the use of formation fighting rather than single effort
Footnote: The Order of the Liberator was instituted on September 14
Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Auction Archive also stamped with the initials(Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of blackened and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a central Iron Cross, overlaying a rectangular plaque bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, connecting to a period original length of ribbon, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 14 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.