Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of 1895 and placed in reserve

1895 and placed in reserve status on October 1

but no evidence surfaced if it was ever issued and worn

The Legion of Frontiersmen were basically formed from men who were past the age of military service and felt that they could still serve the crown

who died in 1975 and his mother

arriving in Horlivka in the beginning of July 1942

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of 1895 and placed in reserve(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback, marked with designer Adolf Bock and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 44. 01 mm (w) x 57. 00 (h), weighing 33. 8 grams, a second variation example,