Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Archive with only light scratches on

with only light scratches on the blade common to extraction and return to the scabbard

a pair of Lieutenant Shoulder Boards (two 10 mm wide strips of fine gold-coloured wire

She was then refitted and did not see action until May 1945

stating that Eckert is not fit for front service due to his varicose veins

each is mounted to a five-sided aluminum suspension and conjoined

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin Archive with only light scratches on(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a top stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 45. 23 mm (w) x 53. 67 mm (h), weighing 24. 9 grams, in near