Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Early U-Boat War Badge,By C. Schwerin & Sohn GTRexclude and although the upper right

and although the upper right side appears to be mostly intact

covering the three and a half week period

Close Combat Clasp - Bronze Grade - in zinc

25 mm (w) x 56

34" with postcard address patch

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Early U-Boat War Badge,By C. Schwerin & Sohn GTRexclude and although the upper right(U Boots Kriegsabzeichen). A U Boat War Badge constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse in the form of a horizontal oval shaped laurel wreath with a central motif of a stylized U Boat traveling to the left (neither the bow nor the stern extend over the outer border), the badge is open above and below the submarine, the wreath is held together at the bottom with a stylized band, the top of the badge shows a national eagle with spread wings looking to