Germany. A Hohenzollern 15-Year Merit Badge, C.1935 Newly Listed slotted on the spine

slotted on the spine

and a rounded catch

Private Lewellyn leaped from his foxhole and stood fully exposed to the hostile fire

edith Calvell

when the Lancaster aircraft P 239 that he and six others were in went missing on a night raid to Stettin

Germany. A Hohenzollern 15-Year Merit Badge, C.1935 Newly Listed slotted on the spine(Dienstabzeichen fr 15 Jahre). Instituted 16 November 1935 by the House of Hohenzollern. (1935 present issue). Constructed of bronze, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a royal crown, overlaid by a monogram, unmarked, measuring 20. 56 mm (w) x 33. 03 mm (h), weighing 5. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.