Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive topped by machine-embroidered silver-grey crossed

topped by machine-embroidered silver-grey crossed lances

mainly of allied countries

On the 24th of December

in an effort to prevent the vessel from being driven ashore

the photo mounted to a dark gray panelled card and framed by an ornate embossed border

Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive topped by machine-embroidered silver-grey crossed(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Constructed of gilded and silvered cupal with enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst, bearing a central silvered disc overlaid by a raised and black enameled mobile swastika, surrounded by a circular gilded laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, with both the inner and outer edges of the wreath trimmed with