Germany, Hj. A Numbered Leader’s Sports Badge, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity It was used initially as

It was used initially as the reserve of the 35th Army Corps

1943 and carries a facsimile of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein

squadrons clasp for reconnaissance in bronze

Originally awarded for acts of brave conduct of a standard lower than that for the Gallantry Medal

Germany, Hj. A Numbered Leader’s Sports Badge, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity It was used initially as(Fhrer Sportabzeichen der HJ). Constructed of bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), on top of a black enameled disk within a round laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with an issue number of 3456, a Reichszeugmeisterei insignia, and a makers