A 1939 SA Group Hochland Sports Competition Badge - Gilded zinc
Wounded in right knee with shrapnel consequently invalided to England and the present disability resulting
measuring 34 mm (w) x 20 mm (h)
began an intense artillery bombardment on the southern edge
maker marked "Glaser & Sohn Dresden" on the inside lid
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity A 1939 SA Group Hochland(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 82 mm (w) x 48. 44 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.