Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Commemorative Items Auction Archive voluntary enlistment was unregulated and

voluntary enlistment was unregulated and skilled men were joining up and leaving companies with a shortage of skilled labour essential to maintaining the country's war capability

mounted to a dual seven-pointed star base

suspended from a black rayon strap

Pilot Officer Christie did not live long to enjoy his DFC

threading remaining at the flat end where they were originally attached at the shoulder seams)

Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Commemorative Items Auction Archive voluntary enlistment was unregulated and(Heer Erinnerungs Dekorationen). A pair of Heer commemorative items, including a a plaque, constructed of a circular dark wooden backer, the obverse bearing a silvered bronze faceplate with a raised depiction of a Heer rifleman in a combat stance, the reverse with a central visible rivet securing the applique in place, topped by a magnetic metal suspension loop, unmarked, measuring 120 mm in diameter, with moderate loss of finish evident to the emblem