Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Association Of Ethnic Germans In Croatia Membership Badge Newly Listed HMCS Iroquois was originally laid

HMCS Iroquois was originally laid down as HMCS Athabaskan

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (892144) with the 190th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles"

demonstrating only minor oxidation and flecking of enamels overall

marked “RZM M1/105” for “Hermann Aurich

Interesting item

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Association Of Ethnic Germans In Croatia Membership Badge Newly Listed HMCS Iroquois was originally laid(Deutsche Volksgruppe in Kroatien Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a central black swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of DEUTSCHE VOLKSGRUPPE IN KROATIEN (GERMAN PEOPLES GROUP IN CROATIA), the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 13 mm (w) x 22 mm (h), a scarce badge in extremely fine condition.