Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Förster & Barth Auction Archive noting that the documentwas edited

noting that the documentwas edited by Heinz Schladitz of Leipzig and printed by R

For his leadership role

hallmarked with French silver content hallmark on ring

Fabricated from a maroon wool with fold down flaps in navy blue wool on either side

Vivid II on December 17th and named to the rank of Engineer Room Artificer 4th Class on January 3

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, By Förster & Barth Auction Archive noting that the documentwas edited(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a Viking longship sailing over a depiction of the North Atlantic and Northern Europe, the reverse with a central rivet securing the obverse globe in place, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat