Germany WW2 Badge of Honor of Field Marshal Mackensen, 1st Class, by the Ring of Arms of the German Cavalry Veteran Association

NAZI GERMANY: Von Mackensen's Gold (gilt) 
Badge of Honor, 1st Class. 
Issued by the Ring of Arms of the German 
Cavalry - a Veteran Association of former 
members of the German Cavalry Units.
The badge was instituted in this form in 1934 
and was scarcely awarded until 1936 - the 
exact number of the awards is not known. 
Field Marshal August von Mackensen was for 
the Germans an iconic cavalry leader. He was 
decorated with the Pour le Merite with Oak 
Leaves, the Order of the Black Eagle and the 
Grand Commander of the Royal House Order 
of the Hohenzollern. 
During WW1 he commanded the XVII Army 
Corps in East Prussia and later the 9th and 
11th Army. Towards the end of the war he was 
appointed Military Governor of Romania. 
He had the reputation of a fearless and 
undefeated military commander.
The badge is scarce.

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1934 - 1936 - WW2 1939 – 1945

Item 100% original

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