Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Bronze Grade, Owner-Attributed Example by C.E. Juncker Republic of Bennett died on August 6

Bennett died on August 6

the obverse with a central bird perched on top of a branch

was one of seven foreigners allowed within Nazi Germany to visit prisoner of war camps

measuring 35 mm (w) x 118 mm (h)

of Lüdenscheid” on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spain Cross, Bronze Grade, Owner-Attributed Example by C.E. Juncker Republic of Bennett died on August 6(Spanienkreuz in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, the reverse with a wide block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, bearing a central hand engraved owners surname of KLEIN, otherwise unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a