Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity original ribbon suspended from a

original ribbon suspended from a silver hanger inscribed "G

1943: "The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following Honorary Appointment for outstanding services to the survivors from H

OnOctober 4th

which made it possible for a unit under threat by the Russians in Tarnopol to merge with his Regiment

being made a Lieutenant

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity original ribbon suspended from 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, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 84 mm (w) x