Posted 7 years ago
Taeke87
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So i bought this on a market somewere and so far i found out its a Spanish civil war next of kin 1939 bronze without swords medal i know there pretty rare does anybody know if my research is correct so far and if not what it is
WW2 German style medal. I say style because these were highly copied and faked. Originally the medal would have been for the Greman Air Force.
On April 14, 1939, Germany instituted the Spanish Cross as a decoration for the German soldiers that fought in the Spanish Civil War. Unlike German medals and badges it was worn on the right side of the uniform below the pocket flap.
It is the Spanish Cross awarded to family members of a German who died fighting in the Spanish Civil War in 1939. The Spanish government requested Air Force support from Germany and this was awarded to realities whose loved one died.
Check Condor Legion awards.