Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Merit Badges for HJ and SA Personnel Newly Listed as a Trooper with 'A'

as a Trooper with 'A' Division of the South African Constabulary

These were officially labelled as "Jacket Parachutists" and were used from 1940 to 1942

1915-16-17-18

the obverse bears the image of an eagle perched atop a disk with a swastika in the centre overlooking Nuremberg

the six o’clock arm bearing a war commencement date of “1914”

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Merit Badges for HJ and SA Personnel Newly Listed as a Trooper with 'A'(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. An HJ Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of cupal, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune bearing a central mobile swastika, surrounded by a circular ring bearing an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with an award number of 247313, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 101 for Gustav Brehmer,