Germany, Hj. A 1939 District Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, By Ferdinand Wagner Hold marked “RZM M4/24” (Friedrich Linden

marked “RZM M4/24” (Friedrich Linden

embossed "VERDUN" on the lid

inspecting Croatian soldiers of 369th Division (Croatian shields worn on sleeves are clearly visible)

In a letter from his mother

a second membership pin

Germany, Hj. A 1939 District Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, By Ferdinand Wagner Hold marked “RZM M4/24” (Friedrich Linden(Ehrenzeichen Kreissieger im Reichsberufswettkampf). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, around a white enameled disc overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn bearing a HJ insignia, topped by an inscription of KREISSIEGER, flanked by a date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened wire catch, maker marked