A German HJ Proficiency Badge by Gustav Brehmer - In aluminum
the cover and text of the book itself remain unaffected
he himself re-attached the insignia to his cap using a field repair kit before he immigrated to the US in the 1950’s
There are four holes distributed equally around the front the the meter and a black dial is located at the bottom
engraved in the centre with the initials "WN" (William Newnham)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer Archive A German HJ Proficiency Badge(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop