Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive its government wished to support

its government wished to support the German invasion of Russia both in gratitude for German assistance during the Spanish Civil War and in order to combat Communism

43 mm (w) x 36

Mounted to a bar suspension with ball finials at either end

overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel overlaid by an HJ insignia

they are secured in place with integral straps on the reverse which fit through loops on the blouse’s outer edges

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive its government wished to support(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, cut through by a central blockade runner with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 48. 64 mm in diameter, weighing 35. 7