Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, III Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Newly Listed Private John Wallace

Private John Wallace

original uniform-worn threading remains attached

the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten name of “LUDWIG RENN” with a date of “1919”

Only some enamels display contact

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, III Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Newly Listed Private John Wallace(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz III. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the twelve oclock arm with a fan suspension and integral loop retaining a suspension ring accommodating an original full