Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive on average each separate attack

on average each separate attack only involved two infantry regiments

wear to relief on the obverse

manufacturer codes “1039

with a Hessian backer

demonstrating loss of finish through in addition to scratching of the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive on average each separate attack(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber). Constructed of cupal with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central silvered disc overlaid by a raised and black enameled mobile swastika, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse