a German youth hostel badge
and Red Cross Men's Life Membership Medal (in silver
but displaying typical characteristics of “Ferdinand Wiedmann
Before the visit in 1939
Ten of thousands of people visit this glorious shrine annually and carry away with them thoughts pregnant with the memories of heroism of Canadian men and women who made the supreme sacrifice for God
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Newly Listed a German youth hostel badge(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41. 80 mm (w) x 52. 98 mm (h), weighing 32. 9 grams, with total loss of silver finish evident, in very fine