Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Gold Grade with Swords, by Petz & Lorenz Newly Listed Upon his arrival in the

Upon his arrival in the French theatre

he was treated on numerous occasions for various aliments

both Second Class

He enlisted on 9 January 1940 and was assigned to the Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon (mot

the remainder in large capitals

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Gold Grade with Swords, by Petz & Lorenz Newly Listed Upon his arrival in the(Spanienkreuz in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with swords piecing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central raised mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a privately