Germany, Third Reich. A Heavy Athletics Badge, I Class, By E. Schmidhäussler Hold dated to Christmas 1942

dated to Christmas 1942

5 Canadian General Hospital

With remarkable coolness Lieutenant Lee succeeded in shooting down two of the planes

A third reich period “Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter” in its original packet of issue

On behalf of the Society of Knight

Germany, Third Reich. A Heavy Athletics Badge, I Class, By E. Schmidhäussler Hold dated to Christmas 1942(Schwerathleten Abzeichen). A gilded zink badge, the obverse centre featuring the NSRL DRL organizational eagle superimposed over a set of weights, encircled by an oval oakleaf wreath with a bow and shield at the bottom depicting wrestling, the reverse presents a horizontal pin, maker marked E. SCHMIDHUSSLER PFORZHEIM, measuring 41. 59 mm (w) x 38. 08 mm (h), and in very fine condition.