Germany, Hj. A Leader Sports Badge, By Gustav Brehmer Archive Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol and

Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol and Ranger units

Upon arrival in England on October 28th

light gilt wear evident on the Bavarian cross

1808 – January 9

measuring 48 mm (w) x 172 mm (h)

Germany, Hj. A Leader Sports Badge, By Gustav Brehmer Archive Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol and(Fhrer Sportabzeichen der HJ). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamel, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath surrounding a black enameled disc, overlaid by a Tyr rune, in turn bearing a mobile swastika set within a ring bearing a raised inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, stamped with a mark of B