A Fine Early Quality & Near Mint Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Auction Archive arriving at the Canadian Base

arriving at the Canadian Base Depot in France on the 6th

He was posthumously awarded his Military Medal on Friday

A scarce buckle

1916 from Halifax

Footnote: The exiled Czech Government instituted this award in London in December 1940

A Fine Early Quality & Near Mint Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge By Schwerin Auction Archive arriving at the Canadian BaseA fine early quality textbook example of a Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen; gilded and silvered tombac oval wreath of laurel leaves with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal slender banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker