Germany, Kriegsmarine. A German Cross in Gold, Cloth Version Auction December 1954

December 1954

This grouping is crowned with a rare and very desirable loyalty necklace

the reverse with a screw back post and accompanying screwback plate

Nine days after arriving at Iwo Jima

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A German Cross in Gold, Cloth Version Auction December 1954(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, Stoffausfhrung). A German Cross in Gold, cloth version, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst with a dark navy blue wool base with dark grey and silver aluminum wire rays, with a central white rayon embroidered disc bearing a black mobile swastika trimmed with silver aluminum wire borders, situated within a circular gilded alloy laurel wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom