Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Bronze Grade with Swords, by J. Godet & Sohn GTRexclude and include oxidation to the

and include oxidation to the blade and some loss of scabbard paint

the handle maker marked “V

marked on the integral suspension ring with partial maker mark and silver mark denoting Austro-Hungarian manufacture between 1872-1922

He is buried in Loos British Cemetery

more reductions and amalgamations took place

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Bronze Grade with Swords, by J. Godet & Sohn GTRexclude and include oxidation to the(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with a block hinge a narrow banjo style pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a