Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade, With Miniature Archive His exploits in South Africa

His exploits in South Africa included his horse being killed from under him at Johannesburg on May 27

The younger Caston entered the French theatre on July 10

a Kyffäuser League visor cap insignia

In his book on the German Cross Dietrich Maerz refers to gray backing color as “extremely rare”

with its period-original full-length ribbon

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Silver Grade, With Miniature Archive His exploits in South Africa(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Silber mit Miniatur). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (THE GERMAN MOTHER), with radiant designs emanating from the quadrants, the reverse with an institution date