Germany, Third Reich. A 1934 Saarbrücken Workers’ Gymnastics and Sports Federation Festival Badge GTRexclude Constructed of hand embroidered golden

Constructed of hand embroidered golden yellow celleon threads on a navy blue wool base

with a silvered inscription of “AUS MEINER DIENSTZEIT” (“FROM MY SERVICE TIME”) at the lower right corner

He was a recipient of both the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal

measuring 152 mm (w) x 228 mm (h) x 7 mm (d)

where he saw bodies with the gray and blue patches of the 81st Infantry Division on the uniforms

Germany, Third Reich. A 1934 Saarbrücken Workers’ Gymnastics and Sports Federation Festival Badge GTRexclude Constructed of hand embroidered golden(Internationales Arbeiter Turn. u. Sportfest Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, vertical pinback, measuring 36 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), a scarce example commemorating the final festival of the Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Federation in Saarbrcken (prior to its return to German sovereignty) a year before the organizations disbandment under the Third Reich, in extremely fine condition.