Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade With Swords Hold 1484) exhibiting cracking in the

1484) exhibiting cracking in the glass)

wears an Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon

Todt trapezoid insignia on the front of the cap

Footnote: This cross was created by the Ehrenbund der Champagnekämpfer veterans association in 1920 and was awarded to veterans who participated in either the Somme

he left everything to his mother

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade With Swords Hold 1484) exhibiting cracking in the(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 April 1939. (1939 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central mobile swastika within dual rings, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the swords overlaid by raised Wehrmacht eagles clutching mobile swastikas, the wings of the eagles joining the quadrants of each arm, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering