Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity with a gilt wreath and

with a gilt wreath and a separate cockade

In the upper cross-guard sits a fully-functioning but loose (previously repaired) blade release button

including some chipping to the eagle’s beak

the British recruited Chinese to serve in the Chinese Labour Corps for service in rear areas on the Western Front to free troops for front line duty

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity with a gilt wreath and(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 eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 39. 13 mm (h),