Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross with Swords, in Silver, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive the punishment was often applied

the punishment was often applied with the arms stretched out and the legs tied together

converted to air defence artillery on April 1

and signed in blue ink by Captain of the Navy Fritz Lamprecht (1893–1961)

MARCH 1945"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross with Swords, in Silver, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive the punishment was often applied(Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern in Silber). Constructed of silver, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebble arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, bearing a central mobile swastika situated within dual rings, and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of C. E. Juncker,