Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Silver Grade with Swords, Privately-Purchased Example Auction under the Lord Dufferin's bust

under the Lord Dufferin's bust and surrounded by the inscription "EARL OF DUFFERIN K

enamels chipped around medallion

ORANGE FREE STATE and BELFAST clasps

ring marked E

Schmuker states that he uninterruptedly served in the Wehrmacht between August 26

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Silver Grade with Swords, Privately-Purchased Example Auction under the Lord Dufferin's bust(Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a slightly vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastika, bearing a central mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with an unusual attachment apparatus, consisting of a barrel hinge and vertical pinback design most commonly