Germany, Freikrops. A Rare Marine-Brigade Ehrhardt Sleeve Insignia GTRexclude 194th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Highlanders"

194th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Highlanders" CEF Shoulder Title (pickled brass

with wide pin marked "15" ( Friedrich Orth

contact marks but overall better than very fine condition

1946) was a prominent German politician of the Nazi Party

The first two awards with intact enamels

Germany, Freikrops. A Rare Marine-Brigade Ehrhardt Sleeve Insignia GTRexclude 194th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Highlanders"(Marine Brigade Ehrhardt rmelabzeichen). Instituted February 1919 by Hermann Ehrhardt. (1920 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval rope wreath, surrounding a central banner bearing an inscription of EHRHARDT, topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, and situated above a cluster of oak leaves, perforated at cardinal points with dual eyelets for sew on attachment, unmarked, measuring 54. 10 mm (w) x 80. 02