From my research, the first one looks to be a Polish grenadier badge. I found that it is called "odznaka grenadierska", but I cannot find anything about the year that it was issued, whether it was a general grenadier badge or if it was for a specific unit (and if that unit was involved in any notable battles). And finally, I don't know if its real or not! Here are the images:
The second is some variation of a cap badge, except that it appears to be smaller and has a shield on the bottom. I attached the images below, and I included a side-by-side of another cap badge that I own that I believe is from WWI or prior. I am just not sure what the shield means. Also unsure as to if this is genuine or not. The only area that I wanted to note is that small smooth patch on the back of the badge, not sure if it was maybe from the way it was stored or the way it was preserved in the earth.
Thank you so much!
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