Germany, Third Reich. A Gendarmerie/ Schutzpolizei Shako Plate United Republic of lightly faded black wool backer

lightly faded black wool backer

Discharge Certificates and Military Medal Citation

eventually operating in the Roetgen-Aachen sector and Hürtgen Forest during the Fall

the reverse with the crown cipher of Friedrich Wilhelm the 3rd directly above the inscription “Preußens tapfern kriegern (Prussia’s brave warriors) with “Gott war mit uns

received its honourary citizenship

Germany, Third Reich. A Gendarmerie/ Schutzpolizei Shako Plate United Republic of lightly faded black wool backerConstructed of aluminum, a national eagle with outstretched wings clutchings a wreathed swastika in its talons, superimposed over an open ended oak leaf wreath, the reverse is plain, unmarked and bears two screw backs with bolts, measuring 160 mm (w) x 84 mm (h), very fine.