Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland Cap Badge Hold 28cm or 11 inches

28cm or 11 inches

descending the steps of a train

with a white cotton lining in the sleeves

1997) was a highly decorated German naval officer who served as a U-boat commander during the Second World War until transferred to Oberkommando der Kreigsmarine (German Navy High Command)

maker marked and engraved in italic capitals "AL MERITO NOTARIAL" on the reverse

Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland Cap Badge Hold 28cm or 11 inches(Sudetenland Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oak leaf wreath tied together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central coat of arms depicting a crowned lion rampant and a mobile swastika, the reverse with both attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 38 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.