Germany, Third Reich. An Exceptionally Rare Honour Badge for Members of the National Senate of Culture, by Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive and unwavering devotion to duty

and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death reflect great credit upon himself and the Marine Corps and upheld the highest traditions of the U

mostly military related

the latter leading to his involvement in right-wing veterans’ circles

before leaving to find his fortune in California in August 1940

(Spanienkreuz mit Schwertern in Bronze)

Germany, Third Reich. An Exceptionally Rare Honour Badge for Members of the National Senate of Culture, by Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive and unwavering devotion to duty(Ehrenzeichen des Reichskultursenat). Instituted 28 November 1936. Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval disc with stylized rays surrounding the border, each bearing three striations, surrounding a central white enameled medallion bearing an engraved and gilded Reichskultursenate insignia in the form of a German national eagle perched on top of a column emanating from a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an