Germany, HJ. A 1936 Italian Excursion Commemorative Badge, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden Stalag Luft

Stalag Luft

with light fraying and creasing of the cover

measuring 45 mm x 36 mm

where he was discharged upon demobilization on April 2

the obverse bears the red lion of the Latvian coat of arms and the silver griffin of the Latvian coat of arms

Germany, HJ. A 1936 Italian Excursion Commemorative Badge, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden Stalag Luft(HJ Italienfahrt Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of AH, circumscribed by an inscription of ITALIENFAHRT DER HJ SEPTEMBER 1936 (ITALIAN EXCURSION OF THE HJ SEPTEMBER 1936), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN, MNCHEN, measuring 40 mm in diameter, demonstrating near total loss of silver finish to the base metal, in very fine condition.