Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude My observer continued to fire

My observer continued to fire at E

horizontal pinback suspended from the top of the badge

residue in the recessed ares on both badges from cleaning

marked "Hersteller" (Manufacturer) and "A4" beside "53"

67 mm (w) x 107 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude My observer continued to fire(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813 on the lower arm, unmarked,