Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type II with Rhein/Ruhr Campaign Clasp, by Paul Küst Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic through the Roman

through the Roman

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered green cluster of oak leaves

but it was (belatedly) recognized that a colonial order had no place in the new regime as the order was always historically associated with the period of French rule

17 mm silver and black enamelled Iron Cross 1914 in the centre affixed to the bracelet

58 mm x 61 mm

Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type II with Rhein/Ruhr Campaign Clasp, by Paul Küst Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic through the Roman(Schlageter Schild, 2. Form). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled oval field, bearing a raised inscription of SCHLAGETER, with a Latin Cross extending from the top edge, in turn flanked by RHEIN RUHR 1923 24 campaign clasps, the reverse with four visible clips securing the clasps in position, with a vertical pinback affixed to a crimped