Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Two First War Lapel Badges Auction Archive silvered tombac and enameled HJ

silvered tombac and enameled HJ insignia overlaying a silvered tombac and white enamelled base

with a complement of 238 officers and men including Porter

due to his close relations with president Paul von Hindenburg

the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

37th Division Ohio State Staff

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. Two First War Lapel Badges Auction Archive silvered tombac and enameled HJIncludes: 1. First War "Unity of Men" Lapel Badge 1915: two piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white, yellow and green enamels, illustrating the Ottoman crescent moon and star insignia, with stripes in two corners, inscribed "VIRIBUS UNITAS" (Unity of Men), dated "1915" in the bottom left corner, measuring 21. 7 mm (w) x 24 mm (h), horizontal pinback and hook on the reverse. 2. First War Regimental Flag Lapel Badge: in bronze gilt with