Finland, Republic. A 1941-43 Finnish Nordfront Cross, by Hopeateos visually-hidden hessian backer on the insignia

hessian backer on the insignia

65 mm (w) x 47

and three Photographs (black and white: a Studio Portrait of Stocker with two others in Uniform

then joining them the next day

Finland, Republic. A 1941-43 Finnish Nordfront Cross, by Hopeateos visually-hidden hessian backer on the insignia(Nordfrontkreuz). Constructed of silvered tombak with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, joined together through the quadrans by a mobile swastika with its arms bearing the raised names of key engagements, the obverse of the cross with dark blue enameled arms, bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a white enameled disc, bearing a central Finnish coat of arms topped by the flags of both Finland and Germany, the latter