Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge by Emil Ferdinand Wiedmann - Variant 1 Auction which now opened its ranks

which now opened its ranks to "all men of nordic blood" without

His next promotion to Obergefreiter (Corporal) came on January 1

who continued the use of the Totenkopf until the end of the Second War

28 mm x 54

from Wachtmeister (Flak Sergeant) to Oberwachtmeister (Flak Master Sergeant)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge by Emil Ferdinand Wiedmann - Variant 1 Auction which now opened its ranks(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Instituted October 13th, 1939. (Mid to Late War Issue) A textbook example by this maker, constructed of gilded zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat superimposed over a hollow void, the reverse with a sheet metal hinge depicting the signature lily pad base, with a straight