Spain, Spanish State. A Spanish War Cross Breast Star, German-Made for Condor Legion Personnel, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with silver gilt Maltese cross

with silver gilt Maltese cross with white enamel

but there is no damage and no significant discolouration or staining on the outside fabric of the tunic

who served in the 1st Company of the Kradschützen (motorcycle mounted infantryman) Battalion 3

when he entered action at the Battle of Manila in February 1945

Spain, Spanish State. A Spanish War Cross Breast Star, German-Made for Condor Legion Personnel, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with silver gilt Maltese crossConstructed of a silver alloy with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a vaulted eight pointed pebbled star, overlaid by a gilded cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, overlaid by a central enameled medallion bearing the coat of arms of Castile and Len, within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of AL MERITO EN CAMPAA, with