Germany, Wehrmaht. A Lot Of Badges Auction surrounded an open-ended wreath composed

surrounded an open-ended wreath composed of laurel leaves at the left and oak leaves at the right

partial white mesh reinforced backer

would later note in an interview in 2016 that his father

The final picture shows Lemke inspecting the 2nd Panzer Company of Fallschirm Panzer Division 1 “Hermann Göring” in Königsbrück in March 1945

Germany, Wehrmaht. A Lot Of Badges Auction surrounded an open-ended wreath composed(Wehrmacht Abzeichen). A lot of three badges, including a War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 29 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 19. 3 grams, with some loss of finish