Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) Officer’s Dress Tunic Archive obverse illustrating a right-facing bust

obverse illustrating a right-facing bust of George Washington

Sir George Edmund Hodgkinson was a widower for almost twenty-two years

(Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Silberne Hochzeit Herzog Alfreds)

small imperfections to enamels

I:G:" and date stamped in black ink "März 1937" (March 1937) on the rear

Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) Officer’s Dress Tunic Archive obverse illustrating a right-facing bust(Heer Gebirgsjger Waffenrock). This is an extremely well preserved Heer (Army) Gebirgsjger (Mountain Troops) officers dress tunic, constructed of fine field grey wool with a rayon interior liner. The collar is flanked on each side by tabs constructed of light green wool bearing dual machine embroidered silver aluminum bullion wire insignia, measuring 45 mm (w) x 75 mm (l). Each shoulder has a board constructed of cardboard reinforced light green wool