Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Breast Star, By Gebrüder Godet Auction Archive a tropical EM/NCO’s breast eagle

a tropical EM/NCO’s breast eagle

with majority of bronzing lost

bearing a hand-painted image of Saint Andrew the Apostle and Latin script letters “SAPR” for “SANCTUS ANDREAS PATRONUS RUSSIAE” (“SAINT ANDREW

recognizing his service with the Blue Division in the fight against communism on the Eastern Front

another in French language)

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Breast Star, By Gebrüder Godet Auction Archive a tropical EM/NCO’s breast eagle(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