Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, Factory-Incomplete Example by Rudolf Souval visually-hidden in order to enlist

in order to enlist

(Der Stahlhelm Ringkragen)

one issued to Stanislaw Paproski (b

21 mm (w) x 65

the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern, Factory-Incomplete Example by Rudolf Souval visually-hidden in order to enlist(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of zink, 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 central S Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with circular and rectangular guides for the addition of a catch and hinge, respectively, unmarked but demonstrating the