Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold an early badge in nickel-silver

an early badge in nickel-silver

A week after receiving his injuries at Arras

and Commemorative Medal of the Continuation War 1941-1945 (bronze gilt

painted in mid-tone gray

each featuring three First and Second War period decorations

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold an early badge in nickel-silver(Einfhrung des U Boot Kriegsabzeichens). A badge constructed of gilded zink, a horizontal oval shaped laurel wreath, bearing a central motif of a U Boat travelling left, the badge is open above and below the submarine, the wreath is held together at the bottom with a stylized band, the top of the badge shows a national eagle with spread wings looking to the left, sitting on a mobile swastika, which in turn connects by its lower arm to the U Boat