Germany. A Drk (German Red Cross) Helper Badge Newly Listed with recommendations for awards "to

with recommendations for awards "to officers and ratings who showed outstanding courage and resourcefulness during and after the heavy air attack on the port of Bari during the night 2nd/3rd December

He services were still considered useful

War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords by Deschler - In silvered tombac

the disk attached to the heavy stone backer via a metal screw

A 1938 Kreistag Miltenberg badge

Germany. A Drk (German Red Cross) Helper Badge Newly Listed with recommendations for awards "toAn example of a third reich period DRK (German Red Cross Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) Helferin (helper) badge; in silvered bronze with red, white, and black enamels; the obverse depicting a red cross within a bed of white enamels, circumscribed Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Helferin in German gothic lettering within a bed of black enamels; horizontal pinback; maker marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn and Ges. Gesch. on the reverse; measuring 29. 06 mm; weighing 8. 2