Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap, with U-Boat Traditions Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Second Award Bar date

the Second Award Bar date engraved "1943" on its reverse

killing over eight hundred of the enemy and affecting the surrender of one thousand prisoners

measuring 38 mm (w) x 53 mm (h)

Großkomturkreuz in Gold)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap, with U-Boat Traditions Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Second Award Bar date(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften mit Traditionsabzeichen). An interesting Kriegsmarine EM NCOs board cap, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by side walls which gently slope toward the front. Stitched onto the left side is a gilded bronze insignia in the form of a polar bear in mid stride. Measuring 40 mm (w) x 24 mm (h), this bear emblem was worn as a traditions badge by the crews of U Boats U 108, U 405, and U