Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Black Grade, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity He left for his new

He left for his new unit on June 10th

1) A miniature HJ proficiency badge

The cap is flanked by two pebbled magnetic buttons

This citation states that it was awarded to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) Ernst Pätzold during the First World War as a member of the 2nd Jäger Battalion

with roses at either end facing each other

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Black Grade, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity He left for his new(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened aluminum, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with an issue number of 54172, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M1 101 for maker Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 30. 03 mm (w) x 51. 36 mm (h), in near extremely fine