Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Carl Poellath Newly Listed who had been firing from

who had been firing from behind a stone wall

He would again become sick five days after returning to duty

page 11 - "Corporal Ruddick

Flanking each side of the cap band are pebbled and silvered buttons securing in place a decorative chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

bottom left corner with a line drawing of a sweeping panorama featuring Fort Constantine

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By Carl Poellath Newly Listed who had been firing from(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by stylized sun rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER),