Germany, Hj. A Golden Honour Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now machine gunner in the Sturmkompanie

machine gunner in the Sturmkompanie of Grenadier Regiment 459   Footnote: All Knight's Cross Recipient Photographs originate from a single & extremely large collection acquired by eMedals in 2008

instituted in 1788

The beret is fabricated from a slightly lighter greenish-khaki wool as that used on the tunic

until it burned up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere

in Charlotte

Germany, Hj. A Golden Honour Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now machine gunner in the Sturmkompanie(Goldenes HJ Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a red and white checkered diamond, overlaid by a central black mobile swastika, set within a gilt border, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a locking catch, marked with a B indicating a replacement piece, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, and a maker code of M1 120 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 16. 94 mm (w) x 28. 52 mm