Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Archive He bravely remained to cover

He bravely remained to cover their retreat emptying his automatic carbine at the oncoming Chinese

this is an exceptional group of documents that tells an interesting story about an underage boy who volunteered for military service

engraved “R

one with a group in front of a plane

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare E-Boat War Badge, First Pattern, by Schwerin Archive He bravely remained to cover(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 1. Form). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, 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 an E boat cutting through waves in high relief, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, topped by a stabilizer, maker marked