Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Senior Nco’s Visor Cap, By Fritz Weidmann United Republic of the dates 1219

the dates 1219

Every time we took cover one could hear the whine of our own shells overhead

17 mm x 14

the announcement appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 29422 of Friday

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Senior Nco’s Visor Cap, By Fritz Weidmann United Republic of the dates 1219(Kriegsmarine Schirmmtze). A very well preserved Kriegsmarine Senior NCOs visor cap, constructed of dark blue wool. The cap features reinforced side walls, with the exterior bearing a woven black cotton twill cap band. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a dark blue wool backer bearing a hand embroidered gold bullion wire Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. The eagle insignia measures 70 mm (w) x 35 mm