Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Spanish Cross with Swords, Silver Grade, by Petz & Lorenz Republic of the interior plain but was

the interior plain but was once marked on the underside of the badge

his condition "improved" by the 16th

the ends pinned together at the right rear

so his parents are asked to give the award to him instead

Constructed with an Army green wool exterior

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Spanish Cross with Swords, Silver Grade, by Petz & Lorenz Republic of the interior plain but was(Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by droptail style Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central raised mobile swastika, overlaying a pebbled field and situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a