Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of but no evidence surfaced if

but no evidence surfaced if it was ever issued and worn

The Legion of Frontiersmen were basically formed from men who were past the age of military service and felt that they could still serve the crown

arriving in Horlivka in the beginning of July 1942

Scabbard is of nickel plated steel variety (magnetic)

who died in 1975 and his mother

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin United Republic of but no evidence surfaced if(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback, marked with designer Adolf Bock and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 44. 01 mm (w) x 57. 00 (h), weighing 33. 8 grams, a second variation example,