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WWII Original German Mothers Cross
WWII Original German Mothers Cross
German Mother’s Cross of Honor (Mutterkreuz)-2nd Class (silver)
Third Reich Germany, Instituted 1938.
The award features a white-enameled cross with deep blue enamel inlays and a central black swastika surrounded by the inscription “Der Deutschen Mutter” ( To the German Mother”). Reverse is engraved “16 December 1938” with facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler, as issued.
This Decoration was awarded to German mothers who bore and raised six to seven children, recognizing what the regime defined as service to the nation. Introduced in December 1938, the Mutterkreuz is one of the more historically significant civilian awards of the Third Reich.
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