Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl Republic of with ventilation eyelets perforated into

with ventilation eyelets perforated into the armpits

alongside company founder Gustav Deschler

with a replacement pinback in addition to the addition of chrome

excellent quality and in near mint condition - a very attractive star

Keller rose through the Luftwaffe's ranks

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl Republic of with ventilation eyelets perforated into(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 of 1813, the suspension loop maker