Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Newly Listed He embarked for the French

He embarked for the French theatre on March 15th

The other seventeen badges are embroidered

Kathen joined the Prussian army himself in 1873 as a Second Lieutenant

set on a cuff title with Afrika Korps characteristics

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Breast Eagle Newly Listed He embarked for the French(Heer Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of dark green wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse retaining an intact black paper liner, unmarked, measuring 100 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue and mothing, a carefully uniform removed example in better than very fine condition.