Austria, Imperial. Three First & Second War German-Austrian-Ottoman Alliance Badges Hold first reported missing in action

first reported missing in action on the day - July 14th 1917

slight enamel chipping and neat repair on both sides

maker marked “RZM M9/41” for “Julius Maurer

4th Class by Lattes of Cairo - 4th Class breast badge by Lattes

the other is a post-war version and has a blank reverse

Austria, Imperial. Three First & Second War German-Austrian-Ottoman Alliance Badges Hold first reported missing in actionThree first war period Imperial German, Third Reich German, Imperial Austrian, and Ottoman Kingdom alliance friendship badges of note is the second war German VDA (Verein fr Deutsche Kulturbeziehung im Ausland Association for German cultural relations abroad) membership badge in silvered feinzink with white, black, and blue enamels, the reverse with a black enameled mobile swastika, with VDA inscribed in the centre, vertical pinback, unmarked,