Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, Type Ii, By Schwerin Hold each of the last two

each of the last two with a support plate

Constructed of blue machine embroidery in the form of a Luftwaffe eagle with “L” and “H” embroidered above within an upside-down triangle border

presenting loss of enamel on reverse centre

one is board-mounted at 105 mm x 150 mm

USS Louisville retired to the rear area until mid-September

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An E-Boat War Badge, Type Ii, By Schwerin Hold each of the last two(Schnellboot Kriegsabzeichen, 2. Form). 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 style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a central depiction of an E Boat cutting through waves and with its bow extending beyond the left edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback