Germany, Federal Republic. An Anti-Partisan Badge, Gold Grade by Rudolf Souval, c.1965 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Local Army Guides

Local Army Guides

A ball-tipped enameled white Maltese Cross in silvered bronze

Many awards were introduced to mark exceptional human endeavour on the part of civilians risking their lives to save others

two adjustable sliders with matching uppers to that of the cord

Measuring 211 mm (w) x 154 mm (h)

Germany, Federal Republic. An Anti-Partisan Badge, Gold Grade by Rudolf Souval, c.1965 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Local Army Guides(Bandenkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a raised skull and crossbones, overlaid by a vertical sword bearing a sunwheel style swastika at the ricasso, in turn plunging into a nest of vipers, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating