Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of Large type

Large type

Verdienstkreuz 2

holding a rifle by the barrel in his right hand

he was invalided to England and posted to the Saskatchewan Regimental Depot at Bramshott on November 9th

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of Large type(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded tombak with aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 45 mm (w) x