Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland National Socialist People’s Welfare Leader’s Badge visually-hidden 7 mm (h) inclusive of

7 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring suspension

During this time he also developed serious eye problems that eventually led to blindness

An SS Tropical Sleeve Insignia/Eagle

General Lieutenant von Borries - October 15th 1918

In 1936 he continued special training with motorized machine gunnery

Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland National Socialist People’s Welfare Leader’s Badge visually-hidden 7 mm (h) inclusive of(Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt Fhrerabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of silvered bronze with red and black enamels, the obverse illustrating the Sudeten Party insignia overlaying a National Socialist Peoples Welfare insignia, flanked by 19 at the left and 38 at the right (1938), the reverse plain with a horizontal pinback, measuring 38. 4 mm (w) x 31. 1 mm (l), weighing 14. 21 grams, patina from age and with the enamels well preserved, in