Original German WWII Named and Dated USGI Bringback Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with Ribbon and Culture Society Stickpin - EKII U.S. Marines USMC or Nippon Kaigun

or Nippon Kaigun

which had been armed with spar torpedoes to protect the Elbe and Weser during the Franco-Prussian War

from Trier

no doubt enhanced by the regimental artist for the Provost Marshall we suspect dates to the First World War era or just after and is offered in superb condition from no doubt years of sitting in an officer's mess

-Führer of the unit

Original German WWII Named and Dated USGI Bringback Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with Ribbon and Culture Society Stickpin - EKII U.S. Marines USMC or Nippon KaigunOriginal Item: One of a Kind Set. This is a very good example of a German WWII Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1939) with its original red, black, and white rayon ribbon, which also comes with a very nice German Culture Society Membership pin. This example was brought home by a USGI, who put their last name and date of capture on the ribbon itself: HAMLEN MARCH 30 1945 At first we thought possibly "Hamlen" was a misspelled