Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Commemorative Plaque Auction opened along the top edge)

opened along the top edge)

printed in black ink over the green cotton fabric

94 mm x 150 mm

the thousands of V-1 missiles launched into England were fired from launch facilities along the French (Pas-de-Calais) and Dutch coasts

measuring 11 mm x 89 mm

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Commemorative Plaque Auction opened along the top edge)(Reichsarbeitsdienst Plakette). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Reich Labour Service (RAD) insignia, above a raised inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES), each corner with a hole for suspension, unmarked, measuring 83 mm (w) x 115 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.