Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Sailor’s Cap Blue Cover, Named Example, by August Geiger Auction with a strap on the

with a strap on the front panel to receive the tab on the fold over flap

12th Reserve Battalion

see page 58

Footnote: All Knight's Cross Recipient Photographs originate from a single & extremely large collection acquired by eMedals in 2008

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Sailor’s Cap Blue Cover, Named Example, by August Geiger Auction with a strap on the(Kriegsmarine dunkelblaue Mtzendeckel fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark navy blue wool, the rim reinforced with a layer of black rayon, the interior encompassed by a blue rayon liner with the crown bearing a partially legible makers mark of AUG. GEIGER for a noted manufacturer of Kriegsmarine headgear, along with a white label bearing a machine embroidered red owners surname of BAUER, measuring 27 cm in diameter when folded on a flat surface, in