Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive It shows him at the

It shows him at the rank of Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant)

with a coat hanger loop positioned around each arm hole

with repair to the pinback also apparent

Lüth joined the Reichsmarine in 1933

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive It shows him at the(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