Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive After VJ Day in August

After VJ Day in August 1945

postmarked Port Rowan

He was released from Active Service prior to August 1946

A Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Badge

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 141 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive After VJ Day in August(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an