Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type III with Spartakus Clasp, by Paul Küst Auction It features several markings

It features several markings

at the age of 52 and was the thirty-ninth British general to be killed in action or die of wounds

the other is maker marked "RODEN BROS TORONTO"

386 mm (w) x 483 mm (h))

42 mm x 66 mm inclusive of the crown suspension

Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type III with Spartakus Clasp, by Paul Küst Auction It features several markings(Schlageter Schild, 3. Form). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled field overlaid by a banner bearing an inscription of SCHLAGETER, above crossed swords and with a Latin Cross emerging from the top, flanked by SPARTAKUS 1919 23 campaign clasps, the reverse with four visible clips securing the clasps in position, with a vertical