Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Foerster & Barth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He enlisted on April 18

He enlisted on April 18

and initially served in the 193rd Tank Destroyer Unit

Footnote: Swagger sticks were worn by uniformed men as a symbol of authority

traces of gilt remains on the crescent moon on the centrepiece

The so-called Eastland was composed of the Baltic states of Estonia

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Foerster & Barth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He enlisted on April 18(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 U Boat set against a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped hinge and and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Foerster & Barth,