Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity referred to as the "first

referred to as the "first pattern" design

with the remaining portion stitched back-to-back for increased strength

Vavrin contracted mononucleosis while in El Paso and dropped out of school long enough to lose his credits for the year

He was struck off strength to the 1st Canadian Overseas Reserve Depot on April 25th

184 mm (w) x 241 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity referred to as the "first(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