Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Otto Schickle Newly Listed the majority of the black

the majority of the black finish worn off

each illustrating the General's wreathed crossed sword and baton insignia

which threatened the retreating route of the 26th Panzer Division

Golden Merit Cross - Cross in gilded silver

happens on the first Thursday in April and is in memory of the battle

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Otto Schickle Newly Listed the majority of the black(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika with feathering highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed suspension ring bearing two oak leaves, in turn connecting to a