A German Social Welfare Decoration; First Class Cross Archive official type

official type

creased but in overall fine condition

he was transferred to the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion in Western Europe on March 8th

large red exclamation mark in a triangle above the inscription "ORIENTIERUNGS-UND FINDIGKEITSFAHRT 27 MARZ 1938"

in the sinking of the SM UB-54 in the North Sea on March 11

A German Social Welfare Decoration; First Class Cross Archive official typeCross In bronze gilt, 52. 50mm(w) x 57. 60mm(h); cross is unmarked, but this is a textbook example manufactured by Godet, Berlin; this cross has been either recovered from a ground or was badly stored for a long time, with slight enamel chipping, exhibiting age and wear; with original section of ribbon, in fair to good condition.