Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Hold 1939 in Quebec City

1939 in Quebec City

Michael Cross Fourth Class (Bayerisch-Königlicher Verdienstorden vom heiligen Michael)

all affixed to a 135 mm-long bronze bar with a horizontal pinback and field-grey wool reverse liner

then solely attached to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade immediately afterwards

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Hold 1939 in Quebec City(Heer Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of dark green wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse retaining an intact black paper liner, unmarked, measuring 100 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue and mothing, a carefully uniform removed example in better than very fine condition.