Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross Hold Non-combatant members of the order

Non-combatant members of the order

the interior with a blue satin lid liner complete with a strap to retain the award’s ribbon

measuring 54 mm (w) x 102 mm (h)

The Devonshire Regiment

Fliegerkorps (Generalleutnant

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Decoration, I Class Cross Hold Non-combatant members of the order(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege, Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, overlaid by a central black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with feathering and details highlighted in gilt, the twelve oclock arm with an integral ring and suspension loop, in turn connecting