Latvia, Republic. An Army Regimental Badge, C.1921 Newly Listed For this and other successful

For this and other successful fights he earned the Close Combat Clasp in Gold on April 12

and ex-combatant of Northern Africa campaign

It retreated through northern Ukraine later that year and reached Upper Silesia in early 1945

Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Alois Rettenmaier - Iron core

inscribed "DAK" (Deutsches Afrikakorps) in the National tri-colours

Latvia, Republic. An Army Regimental Badge, C.1921 Newly Listed For this and other successfulAn ovular badge of silvered bronze, the obverse centre bears the cipher VAK with a flaming grenade inscribed with 1921, below are two crossed cannons, on a background of rays encompassed by a wreath of oak leaves tied with a ribbon at the bottom, the reverse is plain and shows the attachment prongs of the obverse plate, with a screw back and plain plate, measuring 35. 62 mm (w) x 48. 16 mm (h), very fine.