Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 5Th Don Cossacks Regiment Cross Hold accompanied by a private studio

accompanied by a private studio portrait depicting a Kriegsmarine Chaplain

measuring 17 mm (w) x 30 mm (h)

the reverse with a number central number “4”

machine woven insignia/patch

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 5Th Don Cossacks Regiment Cross Hold accompanied by a private studio(Wehrmacht Kreuz des 5. Don Kosaken Reiter Regiments). Constructed of aluminum, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse trimmed with a depressed and blackened border, bearing a central raised mobile swastika, the three and nine oclock arms bearing a raised Cyrillic inscription of (KONONOV, for Ivan Nikitich Kononov), the twelve oclock arm bearing a raised number 5, the six oclock arm bearing a raised date of 28. X. 1941, with crossed swords piercing