Germany, Wehrmacht. An Oak Leaf Monogram Brooch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and one to each pocket

and one to each pocket

so big that a man could stand upright inside it

The 50 mm wide sweatband is fabricated from cinnamon brown leather

plus Service Records

died in battle

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Oak Leaf Monogram Brooch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and one to each pocket(Eichenlaub Brosche). An interesting field made brooch, constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a central circular disc bearing an engraved monogram of WG or GW, flanked on each side by a detailed reproduction Oak Leaf clasp to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, the reverse of each clasp bearing a silver content number of 800 and LDO codes of L 12 for C. E.