Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by Schwerin GTRexclude 162 other ranks wounded

162 other ranks wounded

two meters wide and three-quarters of a meter deep

1918 in the Meuse-Argonne area

seven are embroidered

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by Schwerin GTRexclude 162 other ranks wounded(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 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 round wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN 68, measuring 48. 29 mm (w) x 38. 92 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams, a