Death Cross??

[kyles bullets]

Has anybody ever heard of this type of cross? I heard someone talking about it but can't find anything about it.....

[AndyC]

Do you have any Pictures?


Andy

[Wood]

Is this what you are on about?
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ian+iron+cross

[kyles bullets]

I will make a terrible example on paint in a second. It looks like a social welfare cross with eagles like the spanish cross. It is black and there is a swastika in the middle that looks like one of those black party membership badge..... will try my best to draw one....

[beufighter]

I will make a terrible example on paint in a second. It looks like a social welfare cross with eagles like the spanish cross. It is black and there is a swastika in the middle that looks like one of those black party membership badge..... will try my best to draw one....

sounds like the sort of thing Goering would have

[kyles bullets]

Just was looking and 3 posts below this 1 there was this and it is it.... It is a german order 3rd class? How many were made? Is there a known number?
http://ailsby-collection.blogspot.co...3rd-class.html

[Tony T-S]

Bit of a bun fight, but a very interesting pinned thread on these that will give you a lot of information about them

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=387456

[Tom B]

Very rare award....a few have turned up....most you see are fakes

[kyles bullets]

Thanks for your help guys and Tony there is some good info in that thread!

[reichenberg]

The German Order is sometimes known as 'The Order of the Dead' as most were awarded posthumously. I saw a cased 1st class many years ago in a local dealership which at the time I thought was original. I think now it was probably a post war Souval. Always regretted not buying it at the time, but I was a teenager and always short of cash back then.

[kyles bullets]

The German Order is sometimes known as 'The Order of the Dead' as most were awarded posthumously. I saw a cased 1st class many years ago in a local dealership which at the time I thought was original. I think now it was probably a post war Souval. Always regretted not buying it at the time, but I was a teenager and always short of cash back then.

I know that feeling. You have to hate it!

[reichenberg]

I remember the dealer, John Williams, saying to me at the time. ''It's called The Order of the Dead so if you see someone wearing one you know he's dead''.

[kyles bullets]

I remember the dealer, John Williams, saying to me at the time. ''It's called The Order of the Dead so if you see someone wearing one you know he's dead''.

lol