Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap, with U-Boat Traditions Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac KENYA (202 CONST

KENYA (202 CONST

this may be explained by the desire of France to avenge the humiliation of her defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 (and subsequent loss of Alsace and Lorraine)

Fire Brigade Long Service Medal

marked with RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M4/110" (Josef Felix Söhne

palm on its original ribbon

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap, with U-Boat Traditions Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac KENYA (202 CONST(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften mit Traditionsabzeichen). An interesting Kriegsmarine EM NCOs board cap, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by side walls which gently slope toward the front. Stitched onto the left side is a gilded bronze insignia in the form of a polar bear in mid stride. Measuring 40 mm (w) x 24 mm (h), this bear emblem was worn as a traditions badge by the crews of U Boats U 108, U 405, and U