one of the grandest yet one of the most awful sights I have ever seen
His last known whereabouts were in Budapest in December 1944
Footnote: The King's German Legion was a British Army unit of mostly expatriate German personnel during the Napoleonic period
the six o’clock arm maker marked with what appears to be a “G” indicating Glaser & Söhne
It was primarily conferred to recognize meritorious civil services within the realms of culture
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Badges Auction Archive one of the grandest yet(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of three service badges, including: 1. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped