Germany, Third Reich. A 1933/1934 Winterhilfswerk Campaign Donor’s Badge By Paulmann & Crone Auction Archive very slight enamel chipping to

very slight enamel chipping to green enamels

measuring 95 mm (w) x 96 mm (h)

mounted to a silver five-pointed star base

Ayres was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for actions taken from February 19 to March 26

but by 1914 he realized that cavalry was obsolete in the new style of warfare because of its vulnerability to machine gun and artillery

Germany, Third Reich. A 1933/1934 Winterhilfswerk Campaign Donor’s Badge By Paulmann & Crone Auction Archive very slight enamel chipping to(Winterhilfswerk Anerkennungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered feinzink, vertical pinback, the reverse maker marked PAULMANN & CRONE, LDENSCHEID, measuring 35 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.