1917 and was again retained in Canada for further medical treatment
a scarce example of a maker-attributed HJ armband in near mint condition
surrounded by the inscription "CENTRO MILITARE DI PARACADUTISMO" (Military Parachuting Centre) with branches of laurel leaves on either side
Type IV (1914-1935): Silvered bronze
Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Fraserville under the authority of G
Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Republic of 1917 and was again retained(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of magnetic steel, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a pair of crossed swords overlaying a plane, situated above a date of 1942, and topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK with a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn flanked by log pillboxes, affixed with all four original attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate, retaining a field grey wool liner and intact black paper