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File:AM.085187 Spanienkreuz Spanien-Kreuz. Reproduction of Spanish Cross Third Reich military decoration Nazi Germany award for German troops in the Spanish Civil War est. 1939. Photo Armémuseum Sweden. License CC BY 4.0 Cropped.jpg

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English: Reproduction (replica) of German Spanish Cross (German: Spanienkreuz, Spanien-Kreuz) with swords, a Third Reich military decoration awarded to German troops who participated in the Spanish Civil War, established in 1939. Imperial War Museum: (...) a Maltese cross on the centre of which a roundel with two raised circles, within the inner circle a swastika on a point. Linking each of the arms of the cross a Luftwaffe eagle, looking right and clutching a swastika. Behind the cross and the eagles a pair of crossed swords, points up.

Photo taken by Armémuseum, the Swedish Army Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, of item no. AM.085187 from the collections of the museum.
Cropped version of image file copied from the online presentation at DigitaltMuseum.org.

License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Source See more details about the object here: https://digitaltmuseum.org/011024446827/medalj
Author Armémuseum, Sweden
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  • Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Silber
    Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Silber
  • Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Silber (cropped)
    Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Silber (cropped)
  • Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Gold
    Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Gold
  • Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Gold (cropped)
    Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern Gold (cropped)

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