Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Breast Star, By Gebrüder Godet Auction Archive canton at the upper left

canton at the upper left displaying a large red star beside the hammer and sickle insignia

and were rushed into service with almost no training

pasted with 142 black-and-white images depicting the wartime experiences of a Heer soldiers

Die struck badge in tombac

which had a direct and most powerful impact on the entire national economy

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Breast Star, By Gebrüder Godet Auction Archive canton at the upper left(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Bruststern II. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a six pointed radiant star, overlaid by a central white enameled Maltese Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled backgrounds, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse