Germany, Hj. A 1939 Hj Regional Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, By Hermann Aurich Auction Archive of Freedom

of Freedom

A mint Civil Faithful Service Medal/Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen for 25 Years of Service

His Ju 88 was lost along with its crew for an unknown reason over Tunisia

The USS Cushing itself was heavily hit by enemy fire at about 0200 on November 13th and was stopped

and credited with having served in Canada

Germany, Hj. A 1939 Hj Regional Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, By Hermann Aurich Auction Archive of Freedom(Ehrenzeichen Kreissieger im Reichsberufswettkampf). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of white enameled disk inscribed KREISSIEGER 1939 (REGIONAL WINNER 1939), within a laurel wreath, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cog wheel, in turn bearing a HJ insignia in the form of a red and white enameled diamond with a central black mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback