die struck shield in gilded aluminum
officially engraved in running script: Bhisti Rangasami
When World War I began in 1914
1941 he was promoted to the rank of Gefreiter
Four Second War German Badges & Awards GTRexclude die struck shield in gildedDestroyer War Badge (silvered zinc, unmarked, 44 mm x 52. 5 mm, vertical pinback); Assault Badge, 1st Grade, De Nazified (silvered zinc, swastika erased, unmarked, 42. 5 mm x 54. 2 mm, vertical pinback); and two DRL Sport Badges, Bronze Grade, De Nazified (bronze, swastikas erased, marked "D. R. G. M. 35269" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) and maker marked "WERNSTEIN JENA" on their reverses, 38. 5 mm x 48 mm and 39 mm x 48. 3 mm respectively,