Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Bronze Grade, By Maria Schenkl United Republic of also with HMCS Avalon

also with HMCS Avalon

as having received the Mercantile Marine War Medal

Constructed of bright red Flak Waffenfarbe felt with aluminum bullion tress stitched onto each collar tab

significant mothing evident to the reverse of both

Then the Germans moved the disabled tank into a garden and used it against the other following American tanks

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Bronze Grade, By Maria Schenkl United Republic of also with HMCS Avalon(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Bronze). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the reverse with an engraved institution date of 16. DEZEMBER 1938 and a signature of