It is heavily corroded
Five minute signaling flares
positioned to provide mutually supporting fire along with numerous machine gun positions
it was already militarily obsolete because modern warfare did not allow the cavalry charges for which it was intended
and there is some light oxidation on the top of the false edge
Original German WWII Heer Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge - Unissued Ordnance It is heavily corrodedOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a German WWII German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Heer (Army) uniform. The badge is approximately 2 7 8 inches (72mm) wide, and is hand embroidered, featuring a double, overlaid, eight point, sunburst pattern with the top, inner layer, sunburst in matte, brownish grey, cotton threads, and the bottom, outer layer, in bright,