Germany, Third Reich. A Group of Awards with Documents to Unteroffizier Johannes de la Motte Archive 58 mm x 137 mm

58 mm x 137 mm each

(1847-1906)

unmarked but most likely of Austrian manufacture and therefore excellent quality

XVII - The South African War

Instituted 26 September 1878 by Prince Georg Victor

Germany, Third Reich. A Group of Awards with Documents to Unteroffizier Johannes de la Motte Archive 58 mm x 137 mmA grouping of three Third Reich German military service awards with award documents, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern) Instituted October 18th, 1939 (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a raised