Germany, Imperial. A Heer Medical Officer’s Brocade United Republic of hallmarked below the crown

hallmarked below the crown

He was later promoted to the rank of Private First Class and served with the 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion in the European theater

the obverse illustrating crossed flags with an inscription

Those battles included the battle of Monastero (Monastery)/Quota (Hill) 731 in southern Albania

with paper tag glued inside

Germany, Imperial. A Heer Medical Officer’s Brocade United Republic of hallmarked below the crown(Heer Feldbinde fr Sanitter). A Heer Medical Officers brocade, constructed of a strip of pressed leather, the exterior bearing a layer of silver aluminum wire with dual machine embroidered dark blue tresses, the reverse with the remnants of a dark blue felt liner, one end retaining a brown leather tongue perforated with nine sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, measuring 40 mm (w) x 940 mm (l), material fatigue consistent with age and field use