Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Cross, by Gebrüder Godet Newly Listed yellow woven fabric with black

yellow woven fabric with black in “Waffen-SS” printed on the obverse

the blade measuring 208 mm in length

stained ribbon

with minor silver oxidation

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Cross, by Gebrüder Godet Newly Listed yellow woven fabric with black(Deutscher Adlerorden, Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by gilded NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed fan which culminates in a ball hinge and suspension ring, in turn connecting to a post war sash