a defected Red Army general
The brass and leather elements demonstrate minor tarnishing and material fatigue respectively
participating in the blockade of the Elbe in 1848 and the blockade of the Kiel Fjord in 1849 while still a Cadet
Constructed of olive-green BeVo-style machine embroidery in the shape of a Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika
maker marked "CASTELLS BARCELONA" on the cartouche
Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot Of First World War Patriotic Badges United Republic of a defected Red Army general(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of three First World War patriotic badges, including: 1. An ornate Dual Alliance badge, constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse featuring arabesques designs topped by stylized coats of arms of Austria Hungary and Germany, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 39 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. 2. A propaganda badge, constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the