the reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) code of “M9/162” for maker Ziemer & Söhne
The blade's ricasso is maker marked Alexander Coppel GmbH (Alcoso)
he was a complete human wreck
it was redeployed to Italy and southern France (Istres) to fight Allied navy targets in the Mediterranean
silver hallmarked on obverse ball suspension with boar's head denoting French manufacture and silver content post-1838
Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Honour Crosses Of The German Mother, All Grades Archive the reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM)(Ehrenkreuze der Deutschen Mutter). A lot of three Honour Crosses of the German Mother, in Bronze, Silver, and Gold Grades, all constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loops for suspension from period original ribbons, consisting of Latin Crosses, the obverse of each with blue and white enameled arms, with central white enameled discs bearing black swastikas, circumscribed by raised inscriptions of DEM DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN