Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Second Class Newly Listed He was with the 4th

He was with the 4th Battalion

A First War 158th Infantry Battalion Shoulder Title Pair

the obverse depicting a royal crown

his citation stating: "For heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy on Ie Shima

1921 in Summit

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Second Class Newly Listed He was with the 4th(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Instituted on 1. 9. 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed silver border, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse with initial institution date of 1813 on the lower arm, unmarked, measuring 44. 44 mm (w) x 48. 23 mm (h)