A Imperial German Battle Of The Somme Commemorative Cross Newly Listed complete with Litze

complete with Litze

Lieutenant Hall was promoted to Captain

on the Saint Lawrence River a few miles upstream from Ogdensburg

The front has two machine woven insignias sewn in place: a white embroidered right-facing National eagle standing upon a wreathed swastika

A Imperial German Battle Of The Somme Commemorative Cross Newly Listed complete with LitzeA Imperial German Battle of the Somme Commemorative Cross (Weimarer Republik, Somme Kreuz), 1914 1918; two piece construction alloy with gilt edged black and orange enamels; the obverse a Maltese shaped cross with a central gilt edged black enamel medallion inscribed in gilt with Somme, 1914 1918; the reverse plain; maker marked Fleck & Sohn, Hamburg 3 and Ges. Gesch (for gesetzlich geschtzt = legally protected, i. e. a registered design) on reverse;