A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge certificate_of_authenticity reverse marked "OFFIZIELLE KRIEGSFÜRSORGE 1914

reverse marked "OFFIZIELLE KRIEGSFÜRSORGE 1914 1916" (WAR OFFICIAL CARE 1914 1916)

maker marked "AD

Medal for Participation in the Battle for Berlin (silvered bronze

The leather has experienced cracking and wear

Williams was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal and was transferred to the Reserve of Officers on October 15

A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge certificate_of_authenticity reverse marked "OFFIZIELLE KRIEGSFÜRSORGE 1914A 1938 Grundsteinlegung des Volkswagenwerkes badge (May 1938); in silvered zink, with all of the silvering on the obverse worn off; horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 40 mm x 30 mm; near very fine condition. Footnote: On May 26, 1938, Adolf Hitler laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Fallerselben, which was to produce the VW Beetle Kraft durch Freude Wagen Strength through Joy car. The factory only built a handful of cars by the