Germany, Third Reich. An Officers Association (DOB) Membership Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring approximately 70 mm (w)

measuring approximately 70 mm (w) x 50 mm (l)

A pair of Third Reich period badges

which ultimately led to their fall from grace

the obverse featuring the flags of Austria

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Queen Carola of Saxony

Germany, Third Reich. An Officers Association (DOB) Membership Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring approximately 70 mm (w)(Deutscher Offiziersbund Mitgliedsabzeichen). Founded 1918. (Circa 1925 Issue). Constructed of silvered bronze and red, white, and black enamels, the obverse with a central medallion in red sun ray enamels topped with the letters DOB in white enamels, surrounded by rings of white and black enamels, with a vertically oriented sword featuring a black painted Cross Patte, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 48. 6 mm (w) x 24. 1 mm (l), in near