Germany, Third Reich. A DRL Sports Badge, Silver Grade, by Hermann Wernstein Province of China small green oxidation spot on

small green oxidation spot on the reverse

minor chipping to white enamels

marked with a boars head on the eagle’s wing denoting French manufacture

breaking up the French attack and helping to stabilize the Allied center at a critical moment in the battle

Oberst (Colonel) Hermann Hohn (1897–1968)

Germany, Third Reich. A DRL Sports Badge, Silver Grade, by Hermann Wernstein Province of China small green oxidation spot on(DRL Sportabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a ribbon defaced by a mobile swastika, surrounding stylized initials DRL, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked WERNSTEIN, JENA for the firm of Hermann Wernstein, measuring 38. 74 mm (w) x 48. 78 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, demonstrating minor loss