Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Iii Class In Bronze, By L. Christian Lauer Newly Listed 1943 and signed in blue

1943 and signed in blue ink by the Commanding General of the 8th Air Corps

maker marked “S ZIRMAI” on obverse

The topic of the meeting is the military cemetery of Nikšić (city in present-day Montenegro)

for which its pilots were specially trained

2 Flying Instructor School at Pearce

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Iii Class In Bronze, By L. Christian Lauer Newly Listed 1943 and signed in blue(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen, III. Klasse in Bronze). Instituted 9 April 1930. (1930 1945). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized belt and buckle around a raised letter R, with a central horse and rider on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 41. 98 mm (w)