Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, V Class Cross with Swords, by C.F. Zimmermann Hold 9th and is still absent

9th and is still absent

however there are scuff marks evident on three of the four arms of the cross

the chin strap is 100% complete with all leather components

Instituted on 2 August 1732

The second group was composed of 'D' Company and some American parachutists

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, V Class Cross with Swords, by C.F. Zimmermann Hold 9th and is still absent(Deutscher Adlerorden Kreuz V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze 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 obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms with crossed swords, the twelve oclock arm topped by a fan suspension