and this Press badge
stating that he has been ordered to travel to Berlin via his hometown in northern Germany and then back to Libau
/ USA100-69-C-0475 / SIZE 46" (the MIL-J-7823D (WP) military specification under which the naval flight jackets were fabricated was established in 1966)
Grand Gold Medal with Ribbon
also in Gold (typical construction of mid 19th Century period)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge United Republic of and this Press badge(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen). Constructed silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 96 mm (w) x 54. 02 mm (h), weighing 29. 4 grams, with loss of silver finish evident, in very fine condition.