Germany, Weimar Republic. An Upper Silesia Self-Defence Force Sleeve Insignia certificate_of_authenticity A German Veteran's Association (Deutscher

A German Veteran's Association (Deutscher Kriegerbund) Eagle - Die-stamped silvered tombac with black enamels

two right-facing national eagles clutching wreathed swastikas

He was a bank clerk and unmarried

We were therefore "about faced" and marched again towards the spot we had left

Germany, Weimar Republic. An Upper Silesia Self-Defence Force Sleeve Insignia certificate_of_authenticity A German Veteran's Association (Deutscher(Abzeichen des Selbstschutzes Oberschlesien). Instituted May 1921 by Generalleutnant Karl Hoefer. (1921 issue). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a shield with a pebbled border, bearing a central raised hydra pierced by a sword, perforated with four holes for sew on attachment, the reverse has been modified with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), in overall very fine condition.