An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class GTRexclude commanding the 40th Panzer Corps

commanding the 40th Panzer Corps of the 1st Panzer Army

December 5th and 6th

The cross guard is bench marked '5

Between 1928 and 1932 Beister was also a member of the SA

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class GTRexclude commanding the 40th Panzer CorpsAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44. 43 mm x 44.