Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Black Grade, By Gustav Brehmer Archive Kayser eventually made it back

Kayser eventually made it back to his unit

from October 29 to November 7

this example

A textbook example of a SS 25-Year Long Service Award (SS-Dienstauszeichnung)

he was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Pour le Mérite on August 27

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Black Grade, By Gustav Brehmer Archive Kayser eventually made it back(HJ Leistungsabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened aluminum, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with an issue number of 54172, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M1 101 for maker Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 30. 03 mm (w) x 51. 36 mm (h), in near extremely fine