Germany, Wehrmacht. An Order of the Azad Hind, I Class Neck Badge, by Rudolf Souval GTRexclude white swastika with white bordering

white swastika with white bordering sewn onto green cloth

mounted to a metal plate with a horizontal pinback

the silver mountings present a single hinged cover with relief around the edges and the cuff is also reinforced and finished with a silver ring with a smooth stem holder and locking eye

both unmarked and measuring 42 mm (w) x 55 mm (l)

After a short interval in the Ehrhardt Brigade and studies at a technical school

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Order of the Azad Hind, I Class Neck Badge, by Rudolf Souval GTRexclude white swastika with white bordering(Orden Azad Hind I. Klasse). Instituted 1942 by Subhas Chandra Bose. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a radiant right point starburst, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded Bengal tiger, situated within a white enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of AZAD HIND with green enameled laurel branches, the reverse maker marked RUDOLF SOUVAL, WIEN VII, topped