Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap United Republic of in turn flanked by the

in turn flanked by the icon’s title in Slavonic

great grandfather and great great grandfather

A well-preserved Luftwaffe EM/NCO’s single button Bergmütze-style M43 field cap

A size mark of “58” is stamped onto the crown in black ink

overlaid by a silvered inscription of “VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS” (“THROUGH VIGILANCE WE ASCEND”)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap United Republic of in turn flanked by the(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine EM NCOs board cap, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which taper downward toward the peak. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a blue rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) overall. Directly below