A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge Hold the pagan Yuletide intended to

the pagan Yuletide intended to replace Christmas

Promoted to Generalleutnant on the 1st of April 1944

1945 and subsequently transferred to the Reserve of Officers the following day

4272" on the edge

stating that he had had previous military service with the 4th Battery during World War I from 1914-1919

A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge Hold the pagan Yuletide intended toA 1938 Grundsteinlegung des Volkswagenwerkes badge (May 1938); in silvered zink, with all of the silvering on the obverse worn off; horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 40 mm x 30 mm; near very fine condition. Footnote: On May 26, 1938, Adolf Hitler laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Fallerselben, which was to produce the VW Beetle Kraft durch Freude Wagen Strength through Joy car. The factory only built a handful of cars by the