A German Social Welfare Decoration; First Class Cross Archive in the sinking of the

in the sinking of the SM UB-54 in the North Sea on March 11

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he was transferred to the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion in Western Europe on March 8th

Naming is officially engraved in script italics

A German Social Welfare Decoration; First Class Cross Archive in the sinking of theCross In bronze gilt, 52. 50mm(w) x 57. 60mm(h); cross is unmarked, but this is a textbook example manufactured by Godet, Berlin; this cross has been either recovered from a ground or was badly stored for a long time, with slight enamel chipping, exhibiting age and wear; with original section of ribbon, in fair to good condition.