Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, III Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Archive clearly wearing this very cross

clearly wearing this very cross

two hooks on the reverse)

measuring 20 mm in diameter with PNG clasp on its ribbon

The Battle of Passchendaele had started

and their dress was more focused on camouflage instead of ostentatious colours

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, III Class Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Archive clearly wearing this very cross(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz III. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the twelve oclock arm with a fan suspension and integral loop retaining a suspension ring accommodating an original full