Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive The earrings are in sterling

The earrings are in sterling silver in the shape of three leaves

a Second Lieutenant Rank Collar Insignia (in silver gilt

as a comrade struck the battalion's Catholic chaplain with his fist

Also clearly visible just underneath the maker’s mark is a size stamp of “56”

Once he was able to travel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive The earrings are in sterling(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 looper