confirmed in the rank of Second Lieutenant on October 1
signing his Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on July 9
Also included are brief descriptions of the origins and purpose(s) of the Hitler Youth Program
traces of a Japanese label remaining on the exterior
A Third Reich period “Parole Heimat - Reserve hat ruh” (Our motto is homeland - the reserves rest” badge
Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges Auction Archive confirmed in the rank of(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of six badges, including: 1. An Imperial Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 28 mm (w) x 43. 40 mm (h), weighing 9. 5 grams, in