Germany. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, In Its Ldo Presentation Case United Republic of The Cossacks' first engagement against

The Cossacks' first engagement against the Red Army happened in December 1944 near Pitomača

A German “Deutsche Vereinigung” badge

which employed him on financial business in Northern Russia and Finland in 1919

A third reich period German National Socialist Women’s League (“Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft”) membership badge

Germany. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, In Its Ldo Presentation Case United Republic of The Cossacks' first engagement against(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz) Constructed of oval shaped blackened metal (magnetic); the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked L 56 for Funcke & Brninghaus, Ldenscheid on the reverse; measuring 36.