Germany, Third Reich. A DRL Heavy Athletics Sports Badge, Type II, in Bronze consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac moderate surface wear evident on

moderate surface wear evident on the obverse

McTurk was awarded the Croix de Guerre by His Majesty King Albert I of Belgium

a large-sized photograph of von Bernuth in the field

with some slight cracking in enamel of cross

On the German side

Germany, Third Reich. A DRL Heavy Athletics Sports Badge, Type II, in Bronze consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac moderate surface wear evident on(Deutsches Schwerathleten Sportabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronze with a bronze finish, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath with two me in combat depicted by the ribbon on the bottom, with a DRL eagle and barbell weights, the reverse blank with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 42. 2 mm (w) x 38. 3 mm (l), weighing 15. 93 grams, with much of its original bronze finish remaining, in overall near extremely fine condition.