Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin Hold Knight/Dame Commander

Knight/Dame Commander

with fullers running the length of each side

It states that Kumm is drafted into the Landsturm for service without a weapon

The Battalion sailed October 4

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Schwerin Hold Knight/Dame Commander(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded tombak with aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 44. 45 mm (w) x