Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, I Class Neck Cross, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Buy Now in beautifully toned silver and

in beautifully toned silver and fine blue enamels

a burning shell fell into a trench containing two cases of ammunition

Material fatigue is evident to the dust jacket

32 mm x 53 mm inclusive of crown suspension

and with very faint contact marks on the enamels

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, I Class Neck Cross, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Buy Now in beautifully toned silver and(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each quadrant of the cross inset with a gilt NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on a white enameled background, the twelve oclock arm with a ribbed fan suspension and integrated loop connecting to an elongated ring with a period