taken on strength at the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on April 4th
accompanied by a 23 mm (w) x 13 mm (h) ribboned stickpin
worn from HJ members who where trained at DLV ( a very scarce badge)
at the age of 40 and was placed into active service on November 30th
the legs are partially enamelled beginning halfway down the leg and distinctly portray three talons (feet not present on reverse)
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Shoulder Straps And Boards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac taken on strength at the(Schulterklappen). A mixed lot of 18 shoulder boards and straps, with examples from Heer, Luftwaffe, and Ordnungspolizei (including Feuerschutzpolziei) branches, reflecting Enlisted, NCO, and Officer ranks, all constructed of wool with wire elements and machine embroidery, all demonstrating slight to moderate material fatigue with signs of wartime wear, in overall very fine condition.