Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed in this case

in this case

Contact marks and surface wear on the IC and WB

complemented by a button down pullover flap placed on the left side

The rest of the album depicts wartime scenes from the Eastern Front

and was sent to hospital

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Schwerin & Söhne Newly Listed in this case(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, around a central depiction of a destroyer cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 45. 33