Germany, Third Reich. A German Female Railway Staff Service Badge, Bronze Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by a raised inscription

circumscribed by a raised inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”)

with his unit receiving orders to proceed overseas for service in the French theatre

gilt wear on the reverse of the two brass medals

A Volksdeutsche Bewegung (Ethnic German Movement) membership badge

Germany, Third Reich. A German Female Railway Staff Service Badge, Bronze Grade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac circumscribed by a raised inscription(Dienstnadel fr deutsche Eisenbahnerinnen in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Reichsbahn insignia in the form of a winged wheel, the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 30. 22 mm (w) x 21. 90 mm (h), weighing 5. 3 grams, accompanied by its original