Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By Godet Newly Listed with “Tapferkeitsauszeichnung für Angehörige der

with “Tapferkeitsauszeichnung für Angehörige der Ostvölker 2

Consisting of a white enameled cross pattee in silver with crossed swords between the arms of the cross

in bronze gilt and blue enamel

53 mm (w) x 44

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By Godet Newly Listed with “Tapferkeitsauszeichnung für Angehörige der(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled backgrounds, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms by a crossed sword clasp, the twelve oclock