Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet certificate_of_authenticity demonstrating some oxidation and loss

demonstrating some oxidation and loss of finish to the core

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I hold Commander Kraas as worthy of receiving the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet certificate_of_authenticity demonstrating some oxidation and loss(Deutscher Adlerorden Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by a gilded NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on a white enameled disc, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms with a pair of crossed swords, the