Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Badge, Ii Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity 413 Squadron in the Shetland

413 Squadron in the Shetland Islands off Scotland in early 1942

when the USS Herring failed to return from a Pacific patrol between Matsuwa and Japan

(reverse: engraved: F/L E

excellent quality enamels

and in overall near very fine condition

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Badge, Ii Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity 413 Squadron in the Shetland(Reichsfeuerwehr Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 22 June 1936 by Wilhelm Frick. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, joined through the quadrants by a circular ring bearing a raised inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM FEUERLSCHWESEN (FOR MERIT IN FIRE FIGHTING), the obverse with white enameled arms bearing stylized