Germany, Third Reich. A Trench Art Desk Eagle Hold An RAD Braunschweig district unit

An RAD Braunschweig district unit badge

maker marked "No

Gerspach was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal

along with two others

two are maker marked "LUDLOW LONDON" on the reverse

Germany, Third Reich. A Trench Art Desk Eagle Hold An RAD Braunschweig district unit(Tischadler). A unique trench art desk eagle, constructed of multiple pieces of brass and bronze. It consists of a multi piece German national eagle featuring a bronze body with a copper hue, riveted with a pair of wings constructed of brass with etched feathering throughout the obverse. The eagle is situated on top of a circular brass oak leaf wreath, inset with a mirrored centrepiece. The latter is in turn overlaid by a blackened swastika. It is