A Mint German Cross In Silver; 1957 Version Auction WWI period badge

WWI period badge

With the recipient’s original Militärpak (military booklet) confirming the above and a photograph of the recipient

scattered fraying evident in the green cord on the reverse

" Due in large part to his gallantry at Courcelette

and that Heuer only worked as a low grade clerk on Russian emigration tasks

A Mint German Cross In Silver; 1957 Version Auction WWI period badgeA mint alternative de nazified replacement version of a German Cross in Silver; multi piece construction in silvered tombac, with a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the centre with a denazified War Merit Cross in place of the traditional swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941. The inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red painted line