Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade, With Swords Archive Manitoba (although his Death Certificate

Manitoba (although his Death Certificate states his birth date as June 4th)

who was killed in a reconnaissance flight over the Bay of Fundy

oversized version

reverse marked with the number 1974

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade, With Swords Archive Manitoba (although his Death Certificate(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika within dual rings, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the hilt of each sword bearing a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with the tips of the eagles wings joining each arm, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring