Germany, Hj. A Cased 1944 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude then declared a "Deserter" at

then declared a "Deserter" at the Army Combat Training Centre in South Africa the same day

200 wounded)

20 mm x 74

all superimposed on top of black wool base

with few minor marks

Germany, Hj. A Cased 1944 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude then declared a "Deserter" at(Ehrenzeichen Gausieger im Reichsberufswettkampf). Constructed of feinkzink with enames, the obverse consisting of a white enameled disk with a raised inscription of GAUSIEGER 1944 (REGIONAL WINNER 1939), within a laurel wreath, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cog wheel, in turn bearing a HJ insignia in the form of a red and white enameled diamond with a central black mobile swastika, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback