Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inscribed "AIR CREW EUROPE" in

inscribed "AIR CREW EUROPE" in raised lettering

this particular coat had been altered in the field and cut just below the waist

voided letters "VRC" in the centre

magnetic steel blade with a gentle curvature and sharpened tip

This Memorial cross is a prime example of this action

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inscribed "AIR CREW EUROPE" in(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a variant produced by an