Germany, DLV. A Rare Air Sports Association Saarbrücken Balloon Company Commemorative Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Canadian coat-of-arms above and

the Canadian coat-of-arms above and flanked by photographs of King George VI at the left and Queen Elizabeth at the right

A silver ring with two coloured stones

situated above an NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika

still showing utter contempt for enemy fire

All three enlisted at the same time as Privates and were assigned consecutive service numbers (10143

Germany, DLV. A Rare Air Sports Association Saarbrücken Balloon Company Commemorative Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Canadian coat-of-arms above and(Deutsche Luftsportverband Ballon Abteilung Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered magnetic metal, vertical pinback, the obverse bearing a raised hot air balloon defaced by a Deutsche Luftsport Verband (German Air Sports Association DLV) insignia, flanked by a dedication of BALLON ABTLG. SAABRCKEN, unmarked, measuring 25 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.