Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed during Operation Market Garden in

during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands

States he was in good health before enlisting and while on service he states his hearing and chest gave him trouble

58 x 54 mm

Reserve Bn

with push pin attachment

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed during Operation Market Garden in(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870. (1870 1871 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock