Germany, Weimar. A 1931 Reichsheer Machine Gun Marksmanship Winner’s Badge certificate_of_authenticity His encounter at Ypres the

His encounter at Ypres the month before had produced a case of "Shell Shock"

Each is mounted to its own original triangular war ribbon

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF)

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Germany, Weimar. A 1931 Reichsheer Machine Gun Marksmanship Winner’s Badge certificate_of_authenticity His encounter at Ypres the(Treffsicherheit Abzeichen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a Reichsheer soldier manning a tripod mounted machine gun, the reverse marked PREISRICHTEN 1931, 5. PREIS, 21. INF. REGT., 12. (M. G.) KOMP., unmarked, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.