Spain, Spanish State. Spanish War Cross Star and A Blue Division Medal Auction Dated to September 18

Dated to September 18

Wrapped around the handle is a period original Officer’s portepee

Includes a Luftwaffe Glider Pilot "C" Level Proficiency Badge (rolled aluminum wire with black threading in the birds' eyes

Anne became the first woman to get a glider pilot’s license in the United States

Spain, Spanish State. Spanish War Cross Star and A Blue Division Medal Auction Dated to September 181. (Al Merito en Campana). Instituted in 1938. Eight pointed star in silver with blue, white, and red enamel pieces, centrepiece shows the symbols of Leon and Castile surrounded by ring in blue enamel with the inscription AL MRITO EN CAMPAA, vertical pinback, 61. 7 mm, extremely fine condition. Footnote: The War Cross was instituted in 1938 and awarded in recognition of battlefield bravery. 2. Instituted in 1944. In bronze, obverse shows German Army