the reverse stamped with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika above a letter “M” for Marine
bearing a hand-etched date of “1
he dropped by parachute at the head of his regiment and seized his initial objective
capturing Smolensk during the summer of 1941
In finely toned silver with crossed silver swords
Latvia, Republic. A 7Th Sigulda Infantry Regiment Badge, By Arm.ekonom., C.1934 Hold the reverse stamped with aA Maltese cross paty of silvered bronze and multi coloured enamels, the obverse centre bears a heptagon with blue enamels and the number 7 superimposed over an upwards facing sword, the cross arms are of orange enamel, the reverse is plain and shows the attachment prongs of the obverse centre plate, with a screwback, screwback plate reads ARM. EKONOM. VEIKALS, RIGA, measuring 47. 70 mm, very fine.