Katanga. A Order Of National Merit, Commander’s Badge, By A. Chobillon, Paris, C.1961 Auction Archive including a large and exceptionally

including a large and exceptionally well-detailed case

the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit” (For Bravery)

he was drafted in 1943 and joined Landesschützen Training Battalion 13 in August

then being named Chief Yeoman of Signals in May 1903

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Katanga. A Order Of National Merit, Commander’s Badge, By A. Chobillon, Paris, C.1961 Auction Archive including a large and exceptionallyBadge in gilt and enamels, with full length of neck ribbon, by A. Chobillon, Paris, width 47mm, in mint condition. Katanga, in the Congo, existed for as an independent state for two and a half years between July 1960 and January 1963. A rare decoration.