WW2 Polish Badge of 6th Lwów Infantry Division

Badge of the 6th Lwów Infantry Division, part of the Polish Army in the East. Badge most likely made by Haim Rubin’s workshop in Tel-Aviv circa 1943.

The one-piece badge shows a crowned eagle holding in its talons the shield of the coat of arms of Lwów, over which there is a hussar helmet. The shield is separated by a diagonal line from bottom to top. The upper part is smooth, the lower part has vertical stripes, these are the colors of the coat of arms of Lwów; Red and blue. There is a lion inscribed on the shield, holding a gear in the front paws with an armed arm inscribed in the center of the wheel.