Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Bronze Grade, By Gustav Brehmer Archive painted with a red cross

painted with a red cross

University of Toronto

A second war German wall plaque featuring a Stuka “Ju 87” Sturzkampfflugzeug/Dive Bomber

As a child

with a machine embroidered obverse

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Bronze Grade, By Gustav Brehmer Archive painted with a red cross(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Tyr rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by a raised inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, marked with an issue number of 37248, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M1 101 for maker Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 29. 84 mm (w) x 52. 35 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.