Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold foot portion

foot portion

and a flat wire catch

The War Diary of the 5th Brigade

"3rd Battle of Ypres" (soldier's designation only

The visor is crafted of Vulkanfiber with a molded raised ridge running along the brim

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Kriegsmarine Destroyer War Badge, By Josef Feix & Söhne Hold foot portion(Zestrerkriegsabzeichen). Instituted on 4 July 1940 by Dr. h. c. Erich Raeder. A Destroyer War Badge constructed of gilded and silvered zink, composed of an oak leaf wreath with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika at the top, depicting a side view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath, reverse presents plain with a centre catch for stabilization and horizontal round wire pin and ball