before being discharged to light duty on August 26th
enclosed in an open-ended leafed wreath
glue residue evident on the reverse from previously having been glued in position in the medal bed of the case
he became the commander of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH)
In addition to his duties as Commander of the “Fabled Fifteen
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin Newly Listed before being discharged to light(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 85 mm