Germany, Wehrmacht. A Slovakian Schnelle Division Badge United Republic of scratches on the reverse

scratches on the reverse

one bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle on a black pebbled background

He died in 1977 at St

only single leaf showing enamel loss

70 on September 12

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Slovakian Schnelle Division Badge United Republic of scratches on the reverse(Slowakische Schnelle Division Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, topped by a Slovak national eagle, above initials RD for Rchla Divzia (Rapid Division) and a truck bearing raised dates 1941 1943, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse with an illegible makers mark, measuring 50 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), with oxidation and loss of