Each piece with three gilt stars above the central white enamelled star indicating the grade of 1st Class
Stury was born in December 5
signed in blue ink by Wolfgang Schulze von Mertschinsky
off the coast of Boulogne
This is a classic WKC example
France. A French 1940 SES 2nd Infantry Battalion Skier-Scout Badge United Republic of Each piece with three giltBronze, oval shaped, obverse illustrating a pair of ski poles, fronted by a rifle, the rifle fronted by a pair of skis, surmounted by a star, a village in the foreground and mountains in the background, framed by two rows of rope, hand engraved "Eclaireur Skigur 2e Bataillon de Chasseurs a Red BOURGOIS 1940 PAUL 1941" on the reverse, 31 mm x 44. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: This badge denotes a member of the SES Section