Germany. An Hj Leader’s Sports Proficiency Badge, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity he was coughing & vomiting

he was coughing & vomiting & had 'burning' pains in his chest

It was under his command during the Battle of Kowang-San (AKA the Defence of Hill 355) fought between October 22nd and 24th

arriving in Milne Bay

” the cap measuring 247 mm (w) x 260 mm (l) x 153 mm (h)

circa 1910 period manufacture

Germany. An Hj Leader’s Sports Proficiency Badge, By Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity he was coughing & vomitingConstructed of gilt bronze and black enamels; the obverse with a center mobile swastika, circumscribed Fr Leistungen in der HJ (German For Proficiency in the HJ), with a black enameled ring, an upward pointing arrow superimposed on the badge, with a laurel wreath border; the reverse with a vertical pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly; marked B, and maker marked RZM M1 101 for Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen on the reverse; measuring 39. 71 mm