Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Landwacht Cap Insignia, Glass Version GTRexclude April 1918

April 1918

The insignia was worn below the left breast pocket of a tunic

the squadron moved to Tholthorpe

German infantrymen would use sewers to deploy behind American formations to attack them from the rear

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Landwacht Cap Insignia, Glass Version GTRexclude April 1918(Landwacht Mtzenabzeichen fr Mannschaften). Constructed of silvered glass, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid across the bottom half by a banner bearing an inscription of LANDWACHT, defaced by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), a scarce variant in extremely fine condition.