Germany - Third Reich: E-Boat Badge, in zinc, without makers mark, horizontal pin and but with top hook missing, of very late war or immediate postwar French manufacture, as typical for pieces made by Bacqueville, Paris.
Condition: gilding mostly present, overall Good Very Fine.
To be eligible to receive the badge one must have 12 weeks service on a battleship or cruiser, with proof of distinction and good conduct. It was awarded for service to the crews of the Kreigsmarine High Seas Fleet, mainly of the battleships and the cruisers, but also those ships that supported them operationally for which there was no other award given. Although the award was instituted in April 1941, it could be awarded for actions that took place prior to this date and could highlight the struggle against the British Fleet
