Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class GTRexclude slippery trench-mats were among the

slippery trench-mats were among the pitfalls of trench warfare for the 20th Battalion

affixed to a zink backplate with a field-grey wool patch

with the seam covered by an intact wool buffer pad

Footnote: The Tank Corps Sleeve Badge was to be worn on the left sleeve of the uniform by men serving in Tank Regiments

good quality with fine silvering

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class GTRexclude slippery trench-mats were among the(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with 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 date of 1813, unmarked, measuring 44. 16 mm