Germany, Kriegsmarine. A 3. Schnellboot-Flottille Commemorative Plaque, with S. 136 Dedication Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic a lovely white enamelled double

a lovely white enamelled double headed eagle

1944 he was promoted to Stabsgefreiter (Staff Corporal)

he contracted Diphtheria (a serious bacterial infection usually affecting the mucous membranes of the nose and throat)

Footnote: These "de-nazified" awards were issued by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1957 for Veterans wear

30 of 10 December 1979 in the Socialist Republic of Cuba

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A 3. Schnellboot-Flottille Commemorative Plaque, with S. 136 Dedication Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic a lovely white enamelled double(3. Schnellboot Flottille Erinnerungsplakette). A well preserved 3. Schnellboot Flottille (3rd Fast Boat Flotilla) commemorative plaque, constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a map of Europe and North Africa, with land presented in light brown, oceans in light blue, and with silver borders demarcating the two, overlaid by an S Boat cutting through waves superimposed over Europe, in turn defaced by a palm tree which emanates from the African