The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during the First World War
when he was seriously wounded in action by a missile on September 29
green enamelled wreath surrounding the centrepiece
consisting of a four-armed cross with three trefoil-ended arms
” A 1939 Second Class Iron Cross ribbon is securely stitched through the top button hole
Germany, Hj. A Lot Of Hj Badges Hold The Distinguished Service Cross was(Abzeichen). A 1935 HJ DAF Reichs Berufs Wettkampf der Deutschen Jugend badge in bronze, constructed in the shape of a shield, with an HJ diamond at the centre, reverse with a horizontal pinback, maker marked HOFFSTATTER BONN, measuring 29. 21 mm (w) x 47. 66 mm (h), and in very fine condition. A 1936 Deutsches Jugendfest badge commemorating the National Youth Day, the obverse presents an eagle bearing a stylized HJ diamond with a swastika at the