Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge By Sohni, Heubach & Co. Newly Listed Hosking departed for the French

Hosking departed for the French theatre

hollow stamped badge

(under Captain Jerrard)

bronze base

Beike received a Führer Package on 6 June 1944

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge By Sohni, Heubach & Co. Newly Listed Hosking departed for the French(Zestrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined at the top by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, depicting a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked S. H. u. Co. for Sohni, Heubach & Co., Idar Oberstein, measuring 44. 55 mm