Bidspirit auction | A Collection of 20th Century

A Collection of 20th Century British, German and International Military and Civilian Badges, Medals and Commemorative Insignia - An assortment of military and civilian pins, badges and awards from the United Kingdom, Germany, United States and Eastern Bloc countries, presented on a green fabric mount. The collection includes a British National Fire Service (NFS) silver-tone star badge with red enamel central monogram under a king's crown, two Women's Voluntary Service (WVS) Civil Defence enamel badges, and several Masonic square and compasses pins. German Third Reich era items comprise a National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) enamel lapel badge with the inscription NATIONAL-SOZIALISTISCHE-D.A.P., an Iron Cross 2nd Class with suspension ring, a War Merit Cross with Swords, and various rank pips and eagle-and-swastika insignia. The lot also features contemporary souvenir-style enamel crosses with swastika motifs. Commemorative pieces include a United States POW-MIA shield pin inscribed BRING OUR BOYS HOME NOW, an Afghanistan Veteran lapel pin, and a cased medallion inscribed WELCOME HOME BROTHER and MAY YOU NEVER WALK ALONE AGAIN featuring Vietnam Service Ribbon colours and a helicopter silhouette. Eastern Bloc items include a Czechoslovakian VZORNÝ POSLUCHAČ (Exemplary Student) badge and a Soviet-style shield with a red star and numeral 3. Multiple gold-tone lyre pins and a white enamel Yorkshire Rose pin are also present.