Germany, Weimar Republic. A Field Honour Badge United Republic of with black hour and minute

with black hour and minute hands

Footnote: The German Neubaufahrzeug series of tank prototypes were a first attempt to create a heavy tank for the Wehrmacht after Adolf Hitler had come to power

Many escaped the ship but died of hypothermia or burns suffered when escaped fuel ignited on the water

including one II Class Silver Grade with Swords

Boelcke taught the principles of the new aerial fighting techniques with the help of his “Dicta Boelcke”

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Field Honour Badge United Republic of with black hour and minuteDeutsches Feld Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 1920. (1920 1933 issue). Constructed of silvered and gilded bronze with white enamels, consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, the obverse overlaid by an elongated white enameled Cross Patte with a central oval medallion bearing a raised Heer soldier, within a gilded and pebbled ring, with crossed swords through the centre, the reverse with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,