Germany, Wehrmacht. An Identity Badge of the Military Administration of France Newly Listed which the soldiers came to

which the soldiers came to adopt as an ironic badge of honour

marked STERLING on 6 o’clock arm

measuring 85 mm (w) x 150 mm (h) x 29 mm (d)

the reverse maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) code “M1/167” for Augustin Hicke

A pair of NSDAP meeting badges

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Identity Badge of the Military Administration of France Newly Listed which the soldiers came to(Wehrmacht Dienstabzeichen fr Angestellte der Militrverwaltung Belgien und Nord Frankreich). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval disc, finished in a Wehrmacht red, white, and black tri colour motif, the black enameled band bearing a silvered inscription of MILITRVERWALTUNG FRANKREICH (MILITARY ADMINISTRATION FRANCE), overlaid by a silvered Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika,