Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Carl Poellath Archive Lieutenant Martin volunteered straight away

Lieutenant Martin volunteered straight away

Fee with a strength of 35 officers and 775 other ranks

and a crimped round wire catch (bent - slightly fragile)

engraver marked ""DUVIV""

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Carl Poellath Archive Lieutenant Martin volunteered straight away(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized sun rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN