Saturday, September 18, 2010
金級帶劍鑽石西班牙十字章
Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds.
Gold plated silver, polished edges, soldered eagles. There is a platinum setting around the ring of the medallion with 14 real diamonds. On the reverse side, the waisted pin is fixed on a frame hinge and fastens in a heavy pin catch, the back plate is attached with two screws and bears the engraved manufacturer's mark "J. Godet & Sohn K.G. Unter den Linden 53". Weight 45 g.
The decoration was established as a special level of the Spanish Cross on 14 April 1939 and awarded to 27 members of the Condor Legion by Field Marshal Hermann Göring on 31 May 1939 in Hamburg. The Spanish Cross with Diamonds is therefore just as rare as the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
This piece was among the possessions of Luftwaffe General and former Field Marshal Hugo Sperrle, Commander of Operations Staff 88 (LC). There is also an officer's commissioning certificate of 1904 as well as an extract from the parish family register of the Täfferot Parish (Württemberg) for 1934 along with eleven photocopies of patents and decoration citations for Hugo Sperrle.
The decoration was established as a special level of the Spanish Cross on 14 April 1939 and awarded to 27 members of the Condor Legion by Field Marshal Hermann Göring on 31 May 1939 in Hamburg. The Spanish Cross with Diamonds is therefore just as rare as the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
This piece was among the possessions of Luftwaffe General and former Field Marshal Hugo Sperrle, Commander of Operations Staff 88 (LC). There is also an officer's commissioning certificate of 1904 as well as an extract from the parish family register of the Täfferot Parish (Württemberg) for 1934 along with eleven photocopies of patents and decoration citations for Hugo Sperrle.
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