Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Patriotic Plaque Archive 3) Hindenburg Cross for Combatants

3) Hindenburg Cross for Combatants

each constructed of golden-yellow wool with card stock cores and pinned with dual aluminum insignia

maker marked "LORIOLI & CASTELLI MILANO V

centering Prussian eagle with small swastika on his chest

3 mm long bar with pinback

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Patriotic Plaque Archive 3) Hindenburg Cross for Combatants(Heer Grabenkunst Plakette). A striking Heer trench art patriotic plaque, constructed of multiple panels of dark stained wood, the obverse bearing a hand carved relief of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm and greatcoat, executed in exceptional detail, surrounded by hand carved inscriptions of SCHLICT U. EINFACT SPT U. FRH (PLAIN AND SIMPLE, LATE AND EARLY), UNVERZAGT IM STRMEN (UNDAUNTED IN THE ASSAULT), "ANSPRUCHLOSE (SIC) INFANTERIE"