Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Archive dated 1 Jul 1937 (this

dated 1 Jul 1937 (this one awarded while he was in U-Boat School

measuring 49 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

The waistband has a cotton-blended

He was taken on strength at Purfleet on February 11th and arrived with the Canadian Railway Troops in Boulogne

received his Memorial Plaque and Scroll

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Blockade Runner Badge, By Schwerin Archive dated 1 Jul 1937 (this(Blockadebrecher Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a circular chain link wreath, with a central depiction of a blockade runner cutting through waves, with its bow overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight and clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN and maker marked SCHWERIN,