Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1931 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof certificate_of_authenticity in the rank of Colonel

in the rank of Colonel

the obverse with a raised rightward-facing profile of Franz II

flanked on each side by four stylized rays and oak leaves with two acorns

Meckert did not survive to see the surrender

On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words: "Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus" (We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died)

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1931 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof certificate_of_authenticity in the rank of Colonel(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1931). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1931 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, bearing a hand