Jacques

For exemple, this doc is for an officer (Stabsartz ) and he got the bronze cross. According to what I read , he might have received the silver cross

I saw it too concerning the gold cross. I can't explain . But I do think that usually when the swords are not mentioned is for a cross without swords. We can accept exceptions, and the gold cross is one. I read somewhere (Angolia ???)that the crosses without swords were awarded in silver for the officers and bronze for NCO's and privates. If your guy has a paper only with silver mentioned , I think it is again an exception for the spanish cross in silver with swords. It is difficult to make a rule or be definitive with these documents. Not so many are available, and nothing has been writen. The dates also are an issue; the preliminary docs were also sent after the 1939 parades. This is more my feeling than a definitive work. jacques

On the documents, when swords are not mentioned means that the cross is without swords (exemple: the large doc for spanish cross). Sometimes the mention "ohne schwert" is added on the preliminay documents.

Another interesting one

Helmut H?HNO

Pz.Rgt.6 NCO

another nice pic

An officer

Another one

Let share here pics of the Panzermann wearing the spanish cross on their black uniform

A new one with spanish cross in bronze.

For those who served on Hydravions and boat embarqued aircrafts, I suppose . Not so many .

Another interesting observer , AS/88 ?

Von Mackensen

Here is a full provisory document. It exist for all the classes bronze, silver, gold with or without swords and cross with diamonds.

Nowadays, to be awarded the "croix du combattant", you must have been cited for action. Participation to several "OPEX" is not sufficient . jacques

another with SC with swords

Hi, I can't say if it is a period manufacture, but it is not for the Legion Condor. The design is for the Division Azul Lw squadron. Panzerpionier will more accute than me.

No Joe, I like it too

"Holzauge" 1./J88

devil

devil A/88

pig 4./K88

In fact this document is sticked inside the soldbuch. but the cross is also listed in the soldbuch ????

It seems that the day of the award ceremony, the members received provisory documents.