Germany, Third Reich. A Silver Grade DRL Sports Badge, by Wernstein of Jena Newly Listed measuring 26 mm (w) x

measuring 26 mm (w) x 27

under a convex glass

Bernert’s wartime performance was particularly notable owing to his physical limitations in the form of a paralyzed arm resulting from injuries during his early wartime service as an infantryman

This tunic is fabricated from Police-green wool exterior with a khaki-green cotton-blended interior lining

where he trained as a Radio Operator (Low Speed)

Germany, Third Reich. A Silver Grade DRL Sports Badge, by Wernstein of Jena Newly Listed measuring 26 mm (w) x(Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung fr Leibesbungen in Silber). Instituted July 1st, 1937. Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a ribbon overlaid by a mobile swastika, around central stylized initials DRL, the reverse with a barrel hinge, straight vertical pinback, and flat wire catch, maker marked Wernstein Jena'' and marked DRGM 35269 on the reverse, measuring 39. 0 mm (w) x 48. 4