Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Two-Prong Miniature Version, by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He later obtained a commission

He later obtained a commission in the 1st Battalion

Hughes was attached to the 13th Corps Gas School

a prewar card depicting Crown Prince Wilhelm on his wedding day

with fine patina and excellent enameling

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Two-Prong Miniature Version, by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He later obtained a commission(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse 1914 Miniatur). 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, situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining both original prongs, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer,