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Record 614/959
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"German Cross" (see "German Medals and Decorations of WWII", pp 105 - 108). Brass colored medal in the shape of an Maltese Cross. In the center there is a circle that surrounds a swastika. On the back of the medal is "1939". A fixed ring at the top of the medal has a larger brass colored ring through it to which is attached a black, white and red ribbon. Nazi military item removed from the German chancellery at the time that the advance wave of U. S. forces entered Berlin; brought home by Raymond Godschalx.
Medal -WORLD WAR II -Copyright Oshkosh Public Museum
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