Germany, Wehrmacht. A Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, Type Ii United Republic of taking the place of Andre

taking the place of Andre McNaughton

inscribed HONNEUR ET PATRIE

Badge in die stamped blackened aluminum

the Islamic profession of faith

with a black-and-white photograph of Liepke glued to page three

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, Type Ii United Republic of taking the place of Andre(Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set on a trapezoidal pedestal bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 92 mm (w) x 30. 55 mm (h), weighing 8. 2 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost and oxidation is evident to the