Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service Long Service Award, Special Grade for 50 Years Auction that he had previous military

that he had previous military service with the National Volunteer Reserve Brigade and that he had a preference for service in an Anti-Aircraft unit

Bätcher was captured by American troops in May 1945

the Olympus struck an enemy mine while leaving Malta with a total 0f 98 officers and men aboard

transferred to the Canadian Pioneer School on August 8th and posted to the 1st Reserve Battalion on August 9th

measuring 62 mm (w) x 62 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service Long Service Award, Special Grade for 50 Years Auction that he had previous military(Treuedienst Ehrenzeichen Sonderstufe fr 50 Jahre). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a silvered Cross Patte with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular and gilded oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black enameled swastika, the twelve oclock arm bearing a raised number 50, the reverse bearing a central raised