Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin Newly Listed around two bands of black

around two bands of black threading

with final operations being flown in November 1945

and Regiment du Saguenay (blue embroidered lettering on red felt

she suffered a major internal explosion and sank

with a ribbed and textured handle

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge By Schwerin Newly Listed around two bands of black(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, obverse depicts frontal battleship cutting through waves, within an oak leaf wreath, topped by Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback, marked with designer Adolf Bock and manufacturer Schwerin, Berlin, measuring 43. 87 mm (w) x 56. 87 (h), weighing 26. 6 grams, in very fine condition.