A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge Newly Listed Die struck buckle in patinated/darkened

Die struck buckle in patinated/darkened bronze

six shields bearing the Prussian eagle in gold-coloured paint ringing the plate just above the rules on the lip

in an attack against the enemy in the Central Philippine Islands on 12 September 1944

It was the Government of Canada who created the policy

A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge Newly Listed Die struck buckle in patinated/darkenedA 1938 Grundsteinlegung des Volkswagenwerkes badge (May 1938); in silvered zink; horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 40 mm x 30 mm; near extremely fine condition. Footnote: On May 26, 1938, Hitler laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Fallerselben, which was to produce the VW Beetle Kraft durch Freude Wagen Strength through joy car. The factory only built a handful of cars by the start of the war. It was re tooled to produce the Type