Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin Newly Listed around two bands of black

around two bands of black threading

with a vertical round wire pinback and a functional hinge/catch assembly

He was accidentally shot and killed by a German sentry on the night of 13/14 May 1945

with a ribbed and textured handle

Raymond was granted leave on June 23rd

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin Newly Listed around two bands of black(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an 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 43. 87 mm (w) x 56. 87 (h), weighing 26. 6 grams, in very fine condition.