He worked as a blacksmith in the Steiermark region and was cited in NSDAP correspondence as an active contributor to the German war effort
the reverse with a raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”)
Accompanied by photocopies of service records
the Reichsarbeitsdienst Männer for men and the Reichsarbeitsdienst der weiblichen Jugend for women
He stayed in Russia until May 1942 and was then redeployed to Brittany
Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Heinrich Böker & Co. Buy Now He worked as a blacksmith(HJ Fahrtenmesser). An HJ members knife, measuring 25. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 13. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a slightly blunted tip and sharpened lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), while the reverse bears a makers mark of HEINR. BKER & CO., SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms tree logo. It sits securely within a