Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Republic of (Schutzpolizei Einheitsmütze)

(Schutzpolizei Einheitsmütze)

measuring 30cm (w) x 40cm (l)

with a further slit near the waistband for the inclusion of a dagger hanger

list is referred to in the drafting letter

while the 20th Infantry Battalion was heavily involved in the Battle at the Sugar Factory near Courcelette

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, with Case, by Friedrich Orth Republic of (Schutzpolizei Einheitsmütze)(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). 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 Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 44.