Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Sea Fleet Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude then promoted to Sergeant on

then promoted to Sergeant on August 15th and posted to the 4th Divisional Railhead Post Office

and pinned with silvered numerals “13” with a single rank pip of identical construction

and was glued into the album

an Unterseebootsflottille (U-Boat Flotilla) Emsmann ribbon

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Sea Fleet Badge, By Schwerin GTRexclude then promoted to Sergeant on(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 97 mm (w) x 57. 00 mm (h), weighing 34. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.