Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Type Ii, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude It was awarded from 1861

It was awarded from 1861 until 1881

however a typical/textbook W

Measuring 211 mm (w) x 330 mm (h)

The Cross resembles somewhat the Cross for War Merit (Croce al Merito di Guerra) and is often referred to as the "Croce al Merito di Guerra per le Operazioni Militari in Spagna" (Cross for War Merit for the Military Operations in Spain)

1943 and was now a Flight Officer/Pilot

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Type Ii, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude It was awarded from 1861(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, set above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised number 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with two of four attachment prongs intact, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of a type B clasp manufactured by B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring