Germany. An Hj Leader’s Sports Proficiency Badge By Gustav Brehmer Hold Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir was instituted

Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir was instituted in 1957 by Patriarch Alexy I to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the restoration of the patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church

This wing flew missions against Poland during the Polish Campaign

the Commander of the "Hessen"

395 on August 23

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Germany. An Hj Leader’s Sports Proficiency Badge By Gustav Brehmer Hold Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir was institutedA fine example of a Golden HJ Leaders Sports Proficiency Badge; constructed of gilt bronze and black enamels; the obverse with a center mobile swastika, circumscribed Fr Leistungen in der HJ (German For Proficiency in the HJ), with a black enameled ring, an upward pointing arrow superimposed on the badge, with a laurel wreath border; the reverse with a vertical pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly; numbered 4260, and maker marked RZM M1 101