Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by C.F. Zimmermann Buy Now a Gebirgsjäger badge

a Gebirgsjäger badge

The war ended in defeat for Paraguay

Albanian Campaign Veteran's Badge - Silvered bronze and enamels

signing his Attestation Paper with the CMPC

The only contact to the blade appears to be from handling decades ago

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by C.F. Zimmermann Buy Now a Gebirgsjäger badge(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by stylized rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the reverse