Germany, Hj. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichskampf Participant’s Badge United Republic of Based in Britain throughout the

Based in Britain throughout the rest of the war

He was awarded the Pour le Merite on Nov 6th

measuring 34 mm (w) x 38 (h) inclusive of its integral ring

3 (h) inclusive of its integral suspension

Schmidt appears at the far right in the photo

Germany, Hj. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichskampf Participant’s Badge United Republic of Based in Britain throughout the(Reichskampf Hamburg Abzeichen). Constructed of a bronzed aluminum alloy with multi coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a circular ring bearing a raised inscription of REICHS KAMPF HAMBURG, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn bearing an enameled HJ insignia, flanked by a date of 1938, topped by a detailed depiction of turreted castle gate through which a ship is passing, unmarked, measuring 39 mm