Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold Type IV (Décoration pour les

Type IV (Décoration pour les Ouvriers et Artisans)

stating that he had twelve years' previous military service with the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

clasp dented on both sides

and replaced by the ranks of paramilitary organizations

the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold Type IV (Décoration pour les(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms by a crossed sword clasp executed in gilt, the