Germany, SA. A Rare SA-Leibstandarte Downhill Skiing Champion’s Plaque, with Case Auction Archive he was awarded the Knights

he was awarded the Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Officially awarded cross

being placed in the Field Replacement Battalion 8

The order was created by Antonio Guzmán Blanco on September 14

He was awarded the Knight’s Cross for his role during the invasion of Norway

Germany, SA. A Rare SA-Leibstandarte Downhill Skiing Champion’s Plaque, with Case Auction Archive he was awarded the Knights(SA Leibstandarte Plakette mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a circular medallion bearing a central SA Leibstandarte insignia in the form of a cursive L defaced by an edelweiss and mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of SA LEIBSTANDARTE ERSTER IM ABFAHRTSLAUF A. KL. 1939 for first place in a downhill skiing competition, all in turn overlaying a pair of skis, unmarked, measuring 82 mm (w) x 110 mm (h),