he was posted to 4th Division HQ and attached to the 54th Battalion for duty
The hilt guards are the nickel plated still retaining smooth surfaces with moderate surface marks
Footnote: Herbert Friedrich Wilhelm Backe (1896–1947) was born in Batumi
A First War Italian Order of the Crown Medal Bar - Order of the Crown of Italy (Gold
the cover opens with an arrangement of four functional magnetic metal snap buttons
Germany, NSKK. A 1939 NSKK Winter Sports Games Second Place Commemorative Plaque, By Klotz & Kienast Hold he was posted to 4th(NSKK Wintersportkmpfe Plakette). Constructed of zink, the obverse bearing a pair of skis flanked by edelweiss, with an inscription of WINTERSPORTKMPFE MOTORGRUPPE ALPENLAND 2. SIEGER ALPINE KOMBINATION topped by a NSKK insignia, in turn flanked by a date of 1939, the reverse with a makers mark of KLOTZ & KIENAST, MNCHEN, measuring 74 mm (w) x 84 mm (h), in very fine condition.