Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Type Ii, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: The badge was dedicated

Footnote: The badge was dedicated to the men who fought at the Isonzo Front in Italy in 1915

Early flights were basically daylight operations that were often forced to the northern portion of the Hump due to the presence of Japanese fighter aircraft to the south flying out of Myitkyina

the reverse with a crimped hinge and catch

measuring 117 mm x 54 mm

The latter is unmarked with the exception of a partially-legible size mark of “57” stamped onto the crown in black ink

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Type Ii, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: The badge was dedicated(1939 Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Instituted 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, in turn set above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse retaining two of four attachment prongs affixed to a period original ribbon, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm