Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Franz Petzl Newly Listed Hugh Farrell of Benacadie and

Hugh Farrell of Benacadie and his mother

the Battalion was re-designated the 2nd Battalion

the lid bearing a gilt Cross Pattée

Ebony-colored wooden handle with embedded aluminum eagle exhibits some slight chipping where it butts the upper crossguard on the opposite side

the Ottoman leaders agreed to form an alliance with German against Russia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Franz Petzl Newly Listed Hugh Farrell of Benacadie and(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 loop