Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive the reverse bearing central raised

the reverse bearing central raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”)

the 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross

missing the clasp

Following the fall of the SA during the Night of the Long Knives (June 30 - July 2

presumably a restaurant or an inn

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Tropical Breast Eagle, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive the reverse bearing central raised(Heer Tropen Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an elongated Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 95 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), demonstrating loss of finish throughout, a mid to late war example in very fine condition.