A 1936 German Festival Of Youths Badge With An Hj Membership Badge By Otto Schickle GTRexclude one slider on the strap

one slider on the strap with its ends stitched together

therefore weak but legible other than regimental numbering

(Sepoy Parba Singh 3rd Sikh Infy) Naming is Indian Army engraved in script

2nd/1st (Lowland) Field Company

The war in North Africa was over and it was planned to parachute the battalion into Sicily during the invasion

A 1936 German Festival Of Youths Badge With An Hj Membership Badge By Otto Schickle GTRexclude one slider on the strapA 1936 Deutsches Jugendfest badge; in copper wash metal (magnetic); horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 35 mm x 40 mm; with moderate oxidation on the reverse; the HJ badge in silvered bronze, with white, black, and red enamels; vertical pinback; maker marked M1 75 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim on the reverse; measuring 24. 66 mm x 14. 75 mm; light to moderate cracking in the enamel; in overall very fine condition. (C: 154)