73 mm (w) x 60
Bernert’s wartime performance was particularly notable owing to his physical limitations in the form of a paralyzed arm resulting from injuries during his early wartime service as an infantryman
This tunic is fabricated from Police-green wool exterior with a khaki-green cotton-blended interior lining
where he trained as a Radio Operator (Low Speed)
surrounded by a circular ring bearing thirteen stars
Germany, Third Reich. A Silver Grade DRL Sports Badge, by Wernstein of Jena Newly Listed 73 mm (w) x 60(Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung fr Leibesbungen in Silber). Instituted July 1st, 1937. Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a ribbon overlaid by a mobile swastika, around central stylized initials DRL, the reverse with a barrel hinge, straight vertical pinback, and flat wire catch, maker marked Wernstein Jena'' and marked DRGM 35269 on the reverse, measuring 39. 0 mm (w) x 48. 4