Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field-Made Afrikakorps Commemorative Service Ring consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the underside in maroon fabric

the underside in maroon fabric

with green lacquer

Hlinka Guard Assault Unit Cap Badge: in silvered bronze

Footnote: The Svazarm was formed in 1951 in the former Czechoslovakia

Podolske was a recipient of the 1939 Iron Cross II Class (27 June 1940)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field-Made Afrikakorps Commemorative Service Ring consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the underside in maroon fabric(Afrikakorps Ring). Constructed of a silver alloy, the exterior featuring a central rectangular plaque bearing a hand etched Afrikakorps insignia in the form of a palm tree overlaid by a mobile swastika, flanked by an inscription of DAK 1941, flanked by etched Arabic script and scenes of North African architecture, unmarked, corresponding to a size 6. 5, a superb field made example produced by a serviceman in the field or in Allied captivity in near