Germany, Heer. A 1933 Army (Heer) Field Artillery Marksmanship Champion Table Medal By L. Christian Lauer certificate_of_authenticity he commanded the 104th Battalion

he commanded the 104th Battalion until March 2

smooth finished mid-tone brown leather tab stitched to the underside of the belt at the right end

it was reported that he had “no ambition to be a precise pilot… takes advice reluctantly… [and] complained of getting dizzy on turns

and without that excitement which sometimes leads men to acts of courage

A 1934 NSDAP Gau Mittelfranken Kesselberg Treffen badge

Germany, Heer. A 1933 Army (Heer) Field Artillery Marksmanship Champion Table Medal By L. Christian Lauer certificate_of_authenticity he commanded the 104th Battalion(Preisschiessen Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse with a raised depiction of a Heer (Army) soldier manning a Pak gun, the reverse with an inscription of PREISSCHIESSEN 1933 1. PREUS 1. REIT RET. 4. ESK., the obverse with a makers mark of L. Christian Lauer, Nrnberg and a designers mark of E. F., measuring 50. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 51. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.