Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Front Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Schwerin & Sons Republic of He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (1010216) with the 229th Infantry Battalion "South Saskatchewan Battalion"

but cloth and paper backing post 1945 added

24th 1909"

8 mm x (w) x 26 mm (h)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Front Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Schwerin & Sons Republic of He signed his Attestation Paper(U Boot Frontspange). May 15th, 1944. (Mid to late war issue). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by crossed swords, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, flanked on each side by six oak leaves, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a crimped wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring