Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction the text throughout in Slovak

the text throughout in Slovak

marked Z on centre medallion rim between the six and nine o’clock arms

The throat of the scabbard retains a functional spring catch to firmly hold the hewer in place during storage

Footnote: The 2nd Mounted Rifle Battalion was organized in Victoria

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction the text throughout in Slovak(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 replacement