Germany, Third Reich. A 1933 Höttingen Shooting Association Marksmanship Medal United Republic of 50 mm x 25

50 mm x 25

He began the conflict as a young Second Lieutenant

Italy had sought colonies in Eritrea and Somalia in the 1880s and 1890s and invaded Tripoli on October 3

Number 282658

Germany, Third Reich. A 1933 Höttingen Shooting Association Marksmanship Medal United Republic of 50 mm x 25(Schtzenverein Httingen Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, with a central target overlaid by a mobile swastika, topped by a Stahlhelm, and flanked by a date of 1933, circumscribed by an inscription of NATIONALE EHREBUNG WETT SCHIESSEN (NATIONAL SHOOTING COMPETITION), the reverse with a raised village scene, above a Httingen coat