Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Josef Feix & Söhne Newly Listed He was left with a

He was left with a scar on his back

with many of the units being short of manpower and requiring reinforcements

measuring 139 mm (w) x 100 mm (h)

mounted to a brass maple leaf base

with the obverse depicting two paulownia flowers encircling Japanese characters which translate to “War Medal”

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, by Josef Feix & Söhne Newly Listed He was left with a(Zerstrerkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a Kriegsmarine destroyer cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge situated within a circular crimped base and horizontal