Germany, Imperial. A Submarine (U-Boat) Badge Archive the obverse depicting the coat

the obverse depicting the coat of arms of Hohenzollern

France: War Cross 1939-1945 (1939 reverse

on original period full length silk sash

with a narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized “J-1” type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand-filed mobile swastika

He is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten

Germany, Imperial. A Submarine (U-Boat) Badge Archive the obverse depicting the coat(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). An ovular badge constructed of die stamped bronze, the obverse centre bears a submarine on a cut out background, encompassed by a laurel wreath border topped by a German State Crown, the reverse is plain and bears a soldered magnetic horizontal pinback with round wire catch, measuring 50. 16 mm (w) x 48. 11 mm (h), unmarked, very fine.