Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 5Th Don Cossacks Regiment Cross Auction Archive Discharged January 20

Discharged January 20

with scuffing and paint chipping evident on the exterior

constructed of silver aluminum wire and consisting of a stylized acorn suspended from a cord

and 75th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in browning copper

likely given to the Commander by the Officers

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 5Th Don Cossacks Regiment Cross Auction Archive Discharged January 20(Wehrmacht Kreuz des 5. Don Kosaken Reiter Regiments). Constructed of aluminum, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse trimmed with a depressed and blackened border, bearing a central raised mobile swastika, the three and nine oclock arms bearing a raised Cyrillic inscription of (KONONOV, for Ivan Nikitich Kononov), the twelve oclock arm bearing a raised number 5, the six oclock arm bearing a raised date of 28. X. 1941, with crossed swords piercing