Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II/III Class Cross with Swords, by Gebrüder Godet visually-hidden is free of stains and

is free of stains and interruptions in the fabric

the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel wreaths with a tied bow at the bottom (note the lack of a swastika on the helmet)

perforated on the reverse with eight eyelets reinforced with magnetic metal grommets

class of 1939

Footnote: Edward Haydon was born on January 13

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, II/III Class Cross with Swords, by Gebrüder Godet visually-hidden is free of stains and(Deutscher Adlerorden Kreuz II. III. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms with crossed swords, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ribbed fan