Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II Class Breast Star with Swords, by Gebrüder Godet Hold The underside of the sweatband

The underside of the sweatband at the front has the owner's label in black ink on a slip of paper

Just above the stamping are the owner's initials "K

He was seriously injured during the 20 July plot to assassinate AH

together with the recipient’s Canadian Memorial Cross

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II Class Breast Star with Swords, by Gebrüder Godet Hold The underside of the sweatband(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Bruststern II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a six pointed radiant star, bearing a central white enameled Maltese Cross, with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP stye German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms by a