Germany, Wehrmacht. A Slovakian Schnelle Division Badge Auction maker mark “STEINHAUER & LÜCK

maker mark “STEINHAUER & LÜCK LÜDENSCHEID

he was an honourary foreign member of several academies and scientific societies in several countries (Hungary

tag inscribed "CANADIAN FORCES SEALED PATTERN / Approved by CDS / Sealed by N Howarth

and edged with ping rayon Waffenfarbe (indicating Panzer units)

Africa Star and Commemorative Cross of Monte Cassino on one

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Slovakian Schnelle Division Badge Auction maker mark “STEINHAUER & LÜCK(Slowakische Schnelle Division Abzeichen). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, topped by a Slovak national eagle, above initials RD for Rchla Divzia (Rapid Division) and a truck bearing raised dates 1941 1943, affixed with stitching to a brown leather fob, unmarked, the badge measuring 46 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: In 1939, the Slovak Republic committed a