Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Hold the arms bearing gilt dates

the arms bearing gilt dates of “21

The inside is lined in a gray cotton-rayon blend

topped by an inscription of “DEMJANSK” and dual log pillboxes flanking a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

including a Heer photo album cover decoration

It features a 33 mm-long

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Hold the arms bearing gilt dates(Verdienstorden vom Deutscher Adler Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed fan culminating in an eyelet and suspension loop retaining a period