a Württemberg patriotic badge
a stunning example retaining virtually all of the eagle’s original gilt finish resulting in a striking contrast to the toned wreath
and was sentenced to prison in the same year by a military court
consisting of an Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame
to replace that of the formerly independent Federal State of Austria after the Anschluss with Nazi Germany
Russia, Soviet Union. An Order For Service To The Motherland In The Armed Forces Of The USSR, III Class Auction Archive a Württemberg patriotic badge( ). Instituted October 28, 1974. In silver, an eight point star, with four points consisting of smooth rays and the remaining four set behind with blue enamel presenting large crossed Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces, a central five point star is superimposed within a white enamel ring inscribed (For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR), air force wings and anchors are placed behind the ring on the smooth rays, the reverse bears a