Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction Two months after arriving at

Two months after arriving at Headquarters 2 Canadian Corps

South Africa: Two-piece construction

While with the 44th Infantry Battalion in France

Camp Pendleton

some loss of finish evident

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Auction Two months after arriving at(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