Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, Type Ii, By B.h. Mayer Hold Bands of forest-green piping surround

Bands of forest-green piping surround both the crown

11 Technical Detachment in Montreal

The Cross was discontinued in 1940 when Latvia fell under the control of the Soviet Union

1914 Star (CH

On the handle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, Type Ii, By B.h. Mayer Hold Bands of forest-green piping surround(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 1. Klasse 1914). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn set above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a version