Germany, Weimar Republic. An Upper Silesia Self-Defence Force Sleeve Insignia Hold 1842 at Quebec City

1842 at Quebec City

gilt loss evident on the GCS

(hrvatska) pješačka divizija) was a division of the German Army during World War II

both unmarked and measuring 30 mm (w) x 115 mm (l)

the obverse with a machine-embroidered grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Weimar Republic. An Upper Silesia Self-Defence Force Sleeve Insignia Hold 1842 at Quebec City(Abzeichen des Selbstschutzes Oberschlesien). Instituted May 1921 by Generalleutnant Karl Hoefer. (1921 issue). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a shield with a pebbled border, bearing a central raised hydra pierced by a sword, perforated with four holes for sew on attachment, the reverse has been modified with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), in overall very fine condition.