Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges Republic of reinforced with a grey wool

reinforced with a grey wool liner

Reinstated on April 21

on original pentagonal mount

Fritz Todt Prize - 2nd Class Silver Award

He entered Wehrmacht service as a volunteer on 19 May 1938

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges Republic of reinforced with a grey wool(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, measuring 47. 17 mm (w) x 46. 75 mm (h), weighing 18.