Germany, Federal Republic. A 100Th Gebirgsjäger Regiment Crete Deployment Commemorative Badge, Post-War Version certificate_of_authenticity contact marks and surface wear

contact marks and surface wear evident on the reverse

Later in the war he switched from the army to the SS

maker marked "MEYER & FRANKE LUCKENWALDE" on the reverse

3 mm (w) x 78

An early-mid war example of a “Zerstörerkriegsabzeichen”

Germany, Federal Republic. A 100Th Gebirgsjäger Regiment Crete Deployment Commemorative Badge, Post-War Version certificate_of_authenticity contact marks and surface wear(100. Gebirgsjger Regiment Kreta Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, with dual integral suspension loops, the obverse bearing a raised sailing ship above inscriptions of KRETA and 15. G. J. R. 100, the reverse with a central raised edelweiss, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.