Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive as the result of the

as the result of the gunshot wound

He was awarded the Purple Heart by the Commanding General

exposing "KIEL" in the corner

representation of the Imperial throne in the centre flanked by twin phoenixes

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Auction Archive as the result of the(Abzeichen fr Blockadebrecher). Constructed of tombak, the obverse with a large ship breaking through waves with a large eagle formerly clutching a swastika on its stern, surrounded by a border of silvered chains being broken by the ship near the bottom, the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback, unmarked, measuring 48. 75 mm in diameter, weighing 30. 5 grams, the obverse swastika has been ground off, poor.