Germany, Third Reich. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth, Variation Two GTRexclude back and side views of

back and side views of the vehicle above an aerial view of the featured vehicle printed in black

The last page holds a strong signature in blue ink by then-Vice Admiral Karl Dönitz

55 mm (w) x 59

Badge in die stamped steel (magnetic)

Germany, Third Reich. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth, Variation Two GTRexclude back and side views of(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Re instituted on October 13, 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). An oval laurel wreath constructed of gilded zink, tied together at the base via a ribbon, with a national eagle placed on top of the badge clutching a mobile swastika, and a submarine in the center of the badge, the reverse plain, with a horizontal needle style pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch, marked f. o for Friedrich Orth on the reverse, but also