Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed Silvered metal and black enamels

Silvered metal and black enamels

and it was awarded in several occasions due to the internal problems in the country

the rank he held when his unit was involved in the Battle of Kursk

constructed of thickly padded dark navy blue wool and a black rayon backer

The bottom left corner and the bottom of the sash is finished in twisted silver wire fringe

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Newly Listed Silvered metal and black enamels(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded zink with aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around an aluminum globe depicting the Northern Hemisphere, topped by a Viking longship cutting through waves, the reverse with a low set flattened rivet securing the obverse globe in place, with a barrel hinge and banjo style