Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Submarine Badge, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity bronze gilt with a large

bronze gilt with a large red enamelled "S"

with a black outer circle encompassing a white inner circle and a red centre dot

courageous leadership and unfailing devotion to duty contributed directly to his ship's many successful attacks against the enemy

both threaded posts intact

Army Stretcher Bearer Document in parchment

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Submarine Badge, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity bronze gilt with a large(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a central U Boat, the national and eagle is omitted in the 1957 version, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with a flat wire catch, measuring 48. 76 mm (w) x 37. 60 mm (h), weighing 31. 3 g, very fine.