Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction the obverse consisting of a

the obverse consisting of a central red and white enameled HJ insignia overlaid by a black mobile swastika

some loss of finish evident

While with the 44th Infantry Battalion in France

and Eagle with Crossed Cannons and Cannonballs Hanger (bronze gilt

Camp Pendleton

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction the obverse consisting of a(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 style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central U Boat on a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 76 mm (w) x 39. 77