Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity (impressed: LT

(impressed: LT

without buttons to secure them in position

marked on reverse with “B

At the end of the month

1939 by Admiral Miklos Horthy for enlisted men in recognition of extreme bravery in combat

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, V Class Cross With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity (impressed: LT(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, 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 together 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 arm with a gilded swords clasp, the twelve oclock arm