Germany. A German Cross In Gold By Godet To Luftwaffe Minesweeper Fritz Goebel Archive second with contact marks

second with contact marks

inscribed in Gothic script "IX Deutsches Turnfest Hamburg 1898" above

with corrections made to the first part of the service number

original triangular ribbon with pinback)

Footnote: Kurt Gelbrecht was born on February 23

Germany. A German Cross In Gold By Godet To Luftwaffe Minesweeper Fritz Goebel Archive second with contact marksThis is a fine quality manufacture and well preserved German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) by a desirable maker; the obverse with a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a black enameled rotated (mobile) swastika, with the enamels well preserved without chipping but with moderate scratches from period wear; within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year