Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 00 mm x 42

00 mm x 42

The motto of the Order appears on the medallion and is "Isänmaan hyväksi" (For the well-being or benefit or advantage of] the Fatherland)

He arrived on May 27 with part of the Third Army with him and left the rest to Army Group Mackensen

where he was assigned to the "Mining and Anti-Mining Design Department" on July 18

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 00 mm x 42(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat set over a hollow void, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 88 mm (w) x 39. 67 mm (h), weighing 22. 0 grams, in extremely fine