Germany, Imperial. A Rare Catholic Chaplain’s Pectoral Cross Newly Listed it was so heavily defended

it was so heavily defended that they had to battle their way through with hand grenades

the ball finial without dents

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before eventually being transferred to the 3rd company of the Landesschutz-Batallion 847

the only man killed on this date

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Catholic Chaplain’s Pectoral Cross Newly Listed it was so heavily defended(Katholische Feldpektorale). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Latin Cross with lily petal arms, the obverse inset with a polished wooden cross inlay, in turn affixed with a raised and finely detailed depiction of Christ crucified, with his head surrounded by a halo, topped by a stylized banner bearing an inscription of INRI for IESUS NAZARENUS REX IUDAEORUM (JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS), the reverse with five visible rivets securing the