Germany, SA. A 1940 SA-Gruppe Hochland Ski Competition Merit Plaque, with Case, by Carl Poellath Archive He either volunteered or was

He either volunteered or was forced to volunteer for service in the SS on July 20

with the script "Hermann G

2) A NS-RKB (Nationalsozialistischer Reichskriegerbund/National Socialist Veteran’s League) membership stick pin

with seven maps inserted into a pocket placed on the inside back cover

There were only 39 recipients

Germany, SA. A 1940 SA-Gruppe Hochland Ski Competition Merit Plaque, with Case, by Carl Poellath Archive He either volunteered or was(Sturmabteilung Skimeisterschaften Plakette mit Etui). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval medallion overlaying a pair of skis, bearing a central mountainscape overlaid by a German national eagle clutching the emblem of SA Gruppe Hochland, flanked by a date of FEBR. 1940 and situated above a dedication of DER FHRER DER SA GRUPPE HOCHLAND (THE LEADER OF SA GRUPPE HOCHLAND), circumscribed by an inscription of KRIEGS