Germany, Weimar Republic. A Horse Breeding Merit Medal By Willidbald Fritsch certificate_of_authenticity KLASSE 1939” (“IRON CROSS 1ST

KLASSE 1939” (“IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS 1939”) and “NUR VOM EMPFÄNGER ZU ÖFFNEN” (“ONLY FOR THE RECIPIENT TO OPEN”)

the Austrian army spread out to plunder the villages and farms

he led his men with great gallantry

and National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsocialistisches Kraftfahr-Korps = NSKK) 2nd Pattern Qualified Drivers Arm Badge (white embroidery on black nylon

the reverse with a Russian Cyrillic dedication above dates “1848-1898”

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Horse Breeding Merit Medal By Willidbald Fritsch certificate_of_authenticity KLASSE 1939” (“IRON CROSS 1ST(Zchter Leistungsmedaille). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised horse and foal, topped by an inscription of DEM ZCHTER (FOR BREEDING), the reverse with an inscription of REICHSVERBAND FR ZUCHT UND PRFUNG DEUTSCHEN WARMBLUTS (REICH ASSOCIATION FOR BREEDING AND TRAINING OF GERMAN HORSES), within a laurel wreath, maker marked WILLIBALD FRITSCH, measuring 70 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.