Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Archive JANUAR" and a sword backed

JANUAR" and a sword backed by a shield below

for duty with the 17th Bombardment Group

A Wehrpaß (105x147mm

Constructed of a light metal alloy (non magnetic)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Archive JANUAR" and a sword backed(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat on a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 76 mm (w) x