Germany, Third Reich. An Officers Association (DOB) Membership Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac which ultimately led to their

which ultimately led to their fall from grace

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

Marguerite Catherine "Sadie" McKinney Colquhoun

5 mm wide strip of silvered aluminum wire

A pair of Third Reich period badges

Germany, Third Reich. An Officers Association (DOB) Membership Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac which ultimately led to their(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