Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Badges Hold gray wool backer

gray wool backer

slightly creased and a small tear along the left side

Footnote: This badge was awarded to Italian troops that served on the Eastern front between June 22

the other account stating that he expired from his wounds on the 31st

measuring 33 mm (w) x 53

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Badges Hold gray wool backer(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including a War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 48. 06 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 17. 4 grams, with extensive oxidation and loss of finish evident in