Good morning gents,

This is one of my Christmas goodies;)

I couldn’t find a thread re this type so maybe it is something a little unusual.
If anyone has similar please add it here for reference.

This is the earliest incarnation of the the performance badge of the DGP which evolved into the later Grenztruppen.

I was pleased to find this one as not only is it numbered (later badges were not) but the serial number is only two digits. Being issued in 1954 (I think that was the year of introduction) it surely numbers amongst the very earliest awards and given the tendancy in the DDR to present awards "en masse" at significant parades it might even be from the very first ceremony:shok_yikes: who knows?

Also, the recipient being in the rank of Oberfeldwebel I imagine he may well have been a veteran of WWII?

As usual, all comment or opinion is most welcome.

Regards

Mark
PS The Urkunde is a rather small A6 size.

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Good morning gents,

This is one of my Christmas goodies;)

I couldn’t find a thread re this type so maybe it is something a little unusual.
If anyone has similar please add it here for reference.

This is the earliest incarnation of the the performance badge of the DGP which evolved into the later Grenztruppen.

I was pleased to find this one as not only is it numbered (later badges were not) but the serial number is only two digits. Being issued in 1954 (I think that was the year of introduction) it surely numbers amongst the very earliest awards and given the tendancy in the DDR to present awards "en masse" at significant parades it might even be from the very first ceremony:shok_yikes: who knows?

Also, the recipient being in the rank of Oberfeldwebel I imagine he may well have been a veteran of WWII?

As usual, all comment or opinion is most welcome.

Regards

Mark
PS The Urkunde is a rather small A6 size.

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