Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Certificate Of Issue For A U-Boat War Badge To Obergefreiter Paul Hartwig Hold In 1940 it was filled

In 1940 it was filled with French and Belgian prisonners from the Western Campaign

57 mm x 59

exhibiting surface wear and bruising

Drum Major

the nickel-plating exhibiting scattered wear spots near the tip on both sides

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Certificate Of Issue For A U-Boat War Badge To Obergefreiter Paul Hartwig Hold In 1940 it was filled(U Boots Kriegsabzeichen Papier). Constructed of off white paper stock, the obverse with a stylized black ink border topped by an image of the U Boat War Badge, with a 1939 Iron Cross at the bottom, awarded to Masch. Obergrefreiten Paul Hartwig, dated 25 September 1944, issued at Kiel, measuring 210 mm (w) x 297 mm (h), minor material fatigue evident, accompanied by a black and white photograph of a moored U Boat, the reverse indicating the photograph