Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Schwerin Auction Archive surface contact on reverse

surface contact on reverse

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a Saxon coat of arms circumscribed by an inscription of “FRIED

rejoined Unit about Sept

436 Squadron was ordered to move its operations from Akyab Island in the Bay of Bengal down the coast to Ramree Island

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Schwerin Auction Archive surface contact on reverse(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN,