Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, Screwback Version by Wilhelm Deumer Archive and Medal in Memory of

and Medal in Memory of the Second World War 1939-1945 (bronze

(Waffen-SS Schulterklappen für einen SS-Gruppenführer)

the ribbon has replaced at some period

copyrighted and printed in Canada in 1973

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, Screwback Version by Wilhelm Deumer Archive and Medal in Memory of(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with a central threaded screwpost, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer,