Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Slovakian Schnelle Division Krim Badge Hold The Lake Superior Regiment

The Lake Superior Regiment

(Leistungsmedaille für Zucht und Prüfung)

8 mm inclusive of its crossed swords suspension)

Footnote: The order was instituted in 1945 and awarded to citizens and foreigners for the participation in acts performed in the protection of the country

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Slovakian Schnelle Division Krim Badge Hold The Lake Superior Regiment(Slowakische Schnelle Division Krim Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, topped by a Slovak national eagle clutching a fasces, joined together at the bottom by dates 1943 1944, with a central depiction of the Crimean Peninsula on a hollow background, bearing an inscription of KRIM, the reverse with a magnetic metal rivet securing the badge to a leather fob, unmarked, measuring 46 mm (w) x 54