Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Archive without center plate

without center plate

He was taken on strength at Purfleet on February 11th and arrived with the Canadian Railway Troops in Boulogne

dated 1 Jul 1937 (this one awarded while he was in U-Boat School

His work shows throughness and sound judgment

The waistband has a cotton-blended

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Archive without center plate(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,