Germany. A German Cross In Gold By Godet To Luftwaffe Minesweeper Fritz Goebel Auction the chain incorporating six eagles

the chain incorporating six eagles in black

in gilded magnetic medal

Nova in 1897 and was working as Painter until he enlisted in September 1915

the 1st Battalion suffered such causalities that it had no officers left and only eighty men

According to historian William Manchester

Germany. A German Cross In Gold By Godet To Luftwaffe Minesweeper Fritz Goebel Auction the chain incorporating six eaglesThis is a fine quality manufacture and well preserved German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) by a desirable maker; the obverse with a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a black enameled rotated (mobile) swastika, with the enamels well preserved without chipping but with moderate scratches from period wear; within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year