A 3Rd Class Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother Boutonniere Newly Listed the Training Establishment at Devonport

the Training Establishment at Devonport

93mm x 61mm (or 3 1/2 inches x 3 1/4 inches approximately)

as the United States had officially entered the First World War on April 6

beating back the German attack

maker marked “20” for “Fritz Zimmermann” on the edge of the lower arm

A 3Rd Class Cross Of Honour Of The German Mother Boutonniere Newly Listed the Training Establishment at DevonportA third reich period Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter bronze grade boutonniere; Latin cross with concave arms in gilded bronze and blue, white, and black enamels; with sun rays emanating between the arms from the centre applique; on loop for suspension; with its full length period original ribbon; the obverse with a circular applique bearing a static black enameled swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a gilded ring inscribed Der Deutschen Mutter (The German