Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Set By Godet With Case And Documents, To Alberto D’agostino Archive Long Range Desert Group Badge

Long Range Desert Group Badge (in blackened brass

the obverse presenting the red and white HJ diamond with crossed rifles behind

indicating the holders were not German nationals but foreign residents of the annexed Eastern Territories

the German Wehrmacht invaded Poland and ultimately defeated the Polish resistance within one month

as a replacement for the Hero of Israel military decoration that was awarded during the 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Ii Class Set By Godet With Case And Documents, To Alberto D’agostino Archive Long Range Desert Group Badge(Verdienstorden vom Deutscher Adler, Verdienstkreuz mit Stern, Etui, und Verleihungsurkunde). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). A superb Order of the German Eagle, II Class set with award document and paperwork to Italian diplomat Alberto DAgostino, featuring: 1. A neck cross, constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles