Germany. An Nsdap Party Member’s Lapel Badge By Förster & Barth Archive He died as a POW

He died as a POW of the French under suspicious circumstances

as well as a red felt core

By the time the Seenotdienst (the German air-sea rescue) arrived

and for his WWII service

5 mm Ribbon Bar with pinback

Germany. An Nsdap Party Member’s Lapel Badge By Förster & Barth Archive He died as a POWA fine example of a third reich period NSDAP Parteiabzeichen; in silvered bronze and black, white, and pebbled red enamels; the obverse with a black mobile swastika (Hakenkreuz) in the centre within a bed of white enamels, with a red enameled edge inscribed Nationalsozialistische DAP; the reverse plain, with a horizontal pinback; maker marked RZM M1 77 for Frster & Barth, Pforzheim on the reverse; measuring 23. 08 mm in diameter; weighing 5. 2 grams;