Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Wiedmann Design Auction A document in the Wehrpaß

A document in the Wehrpaß indicates that Spies was engaged in combat on the Eastern Front from 23 July 1942 until 11 November 1942

kraft paper banded

both items top quality and condition

the other forty-six in gilt

back panel illustrating a colourized black and white portrait of Lord Kitchener

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Wiedmann Design Auction A document in the Wehrpaß(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 set across the badge on a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the characteristics of manufacture by an