Germany, Third Reich. A Fire-Fighting Service Badge, C.1934 Hold The eagle in BeVo style

The eagle in BeVo style embroidery of gray threading

In August 1940 he became a Captain and in May 1943 was promoted to a Major in command of 31st Field Company RCE

50 mm x 53 mm

wearing a helmet and haversack

It was noted that "while his job came first

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire-Fighting Service Badge, C.1934 Hold The eagle in BeVo style(Erinnerungszeichen Verdienste um das Feuerlschwesen). An oval silver badge, the obverse presenting a firefighter with helmet blowing a fire horn he holds in his right hand while holding a hose in his left, below is a burning house, with smoke and flames coming through the roof, circumscribed by the inscription FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS FEUERLSCHWESEN (FOR MERIT TO THE FIRE FIGHTING), the reverse presents a vertical pinback, maker marked PREUSS.