Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot Of Badges And Insignia Hold commanded by Major Kononow

commanded by Major Kononow

After the war Schrijnen was put on trial in Belgium for collaborating with the Germans and committing treason

maker marked "SIMON-G

and Wilhelm I surrounded by an inscription of their names

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot Of Badges And Insignia Hold commanded by Major Kononow(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of three badges and insignia, including a War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate, the latter maker marked with LDO code L58 for Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 47. 77 mm (w) x 47. 77