Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade with Swords, by Paul Meybauer Archive He joined the Royal Navy

He joined the Royal Navy on February 5

the reverse retaining a fully-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/302” and a secondary code of “084249”

82 mm x 82

maker marked "10" on ring) and Reich War Veteran Organization "Kyffhauser" Medal (bronze gilt)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade with Swords, by Paul Meybauer Archive He joined the Royal Navy(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central mobile swastika situated within dual circular rings, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul