Germany, Weimar. Commemorative War Cross With Swords For First War Combatants Newly Listed the Austro-Hungarian defeat in the

the Austro-Hungarian defeat in the war having enabled the protagonists of the long-fought battle for independence to triumph with Allied support

he returned to South Africa in September 1945

as well as numbered “No

Copper and silver bullion wire

and a textbook Luftwaffe eagle on the top of the badge

Germany, Weimar. Commemorative War Cross With Swords For First War Combatants Newly Listed the Austro-Hungarian defeat in the(Kriegserinnerungskreuz fr Kmpfer). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, presents as a Maltese Cross with enameled swords crossing at the center, obverse depicts a crowned multi coloured Prussian eagle at the centre surrounded by a black enameled ring with an inscription of PREUSSENS TAPFEREN KRIEGERN (Prussias Brave Warriors) in gold text, while obverse presents a central