Germany, Hj. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichskampf Participant’s Badge United Republic of the announcement appearing in the

the announcement appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 36309 of Friday

A week after receiving his injuries at Arras

3 (h) inclusive of its integral suspension

Schmidt appears at the far right in the photo

Based in Britain throughout the rest of the war

Germany, Hj. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichskampf Participant’s Badge United Republic of the announcement appearing in the(Reichskampf Hamburg Abzeichen). Constructed of a bronzed aluminum alloy with multi coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a circular ring bearing a raised inscription of REICHS KAMPF HAMBURG, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, in turn bearing an enameled HJ insignia, flanked by a date of 1938, topped by a detailed depiction of turreted castle gate through which a ship is passing, unmarked, measuring 39 mm