Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive He was granted leave from

He was granted leave from the 2nd Battalion

At this point he was deemed "Medically Unfit" and was ordered to take further in-patient treatment with ISC

A Latin cross with concave arms in silvered bronze

1st Regiment (die-stamped bronze gilt with a black enamelled numeral

including a Hesse General Bravery Medal

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive He was granted leave from(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat set over a hollow background, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a design most commonly accredited to B. H. Mayer,