A Early Quality Manufacture Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Of Berlin Auction when he embarked Halifax for

when he embarked Halifax for Liverpool

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 248th Infantry Battalion on January 20

but likely particular only to this maker

arriving in England on May 30th

A Early Quality Manufacture Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Of Berlin Auction when he embarked Halifax forA fine early quality textbook example of a Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen; gilded and silvered tombac oval wreath of laurel leaves with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal slender banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker