Valenciennes and Arras
1939 he was promoted to Kapitän zur See
These were the only eyeglasses permitted to be worn in the front lines
reverse is inscribed MEDAILLE DE CONFIANCE DE CINQ SOLS REMBOURSABLE EN ASSIGNATS DE 50 ET AU DESSUS / L'AN IV DE LA LIBERTE" (Medal of Confidence in Five Soils Redeemable at 50 and Above / 4th Year of Freedom) in the centre and surrounded by the inscription "MONNERON FRERES NEGOCIANS A PARIS 1792" (Monneron Merchant Brothers of Paris 1792)
batteries and explosives
Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Badges & Membership Insignia GTRexclude Valenciennes and Arras(Drittes Reich Abzeichen). A mixed lot of four badges, including a Reich Colonial Federation membership badge, constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the reverse marked with a B, measuring 14 mm (w) x 21 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition; a Luftwaffe regimental badge, constructed of bakelite, vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 28 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), evidence of pinback replacement, in overall very fine