Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1927 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Republic of a Braunschweig Military Merit Cross

a Braunschweig Military Merit Cross II Class

1943 she escorted convoy JW55A to the Soviet Union but in February 1944

SA”on reverse

and re-admitted in on Dec

Riveted to the reverse is a blackened leather strap

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1927 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Republic of a Braunschweig Military Merit Cross(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1927). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1927 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, engraved with a unit