Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Auction Archive iron (magnetic)

iron (magnetic)

with French silver hallmark on suspension (eagle's head)

French military experts extolled the Line as a work of genius that would deter German aggression

This firm then handled the manufacture

Discharge Papers and Military Medal Citation

Germany, Third Reich. A Social Welfare Decoration, I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co. Auction Archive iron (magnetic)(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse with a central applique in the form of a black enameled German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the eagle with detailed gilt feathering, the twelve oclock arm bearing an integral loop connecting to a ribbed suspension