Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Republic of with the Führer’s initials “A”

with the Führer’s initials “A” and “H” on either side of the wreath

15 Convalescent Depot at Trouville on November 18th for another stay

Constructed of multiple layers of multi-coloured cotton

worn on an original red and yellow ribbon

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Republic of with the Führer’s initials “A”(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but