Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade, By Albert Noswitz GTRexclude Private Hawkes was awarded the

Private Hawkes was awarded the Military Medal

with the blade featuring a double-edged flattened diamond-shaped design

with a central silver medallion marked “H

The effectiveness of his units proved decisive at certain points in the French Campaign

(15mm x 33mm) suspended from original period ribbon

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade, By Albert Noswitz GTRexclude Private Hawkes was awarded the(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by radiant sun rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled disc bearing a black swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the