Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class Archive After the war Matthiessen was

After the war Matthiessen was detained by the British until 1948

on a fixed loop and replacement swivel ring for suspension from its short period original ribbon

Generalleutnant Karl Sachs (1886-1952)

and is inscribed “Meinem lieben Max von Mulzer zu seinem 1

which is fully intact

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class Archive After the war Matthiessen was(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 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 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