Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by Funcke & Brüninghaus Province of China silvered magnetic steel receiving clip

silvered magnetic steel receiving clip held firmly in place where the belt wraps around to the reverse on the left end

1945 he was promoted to Unteroffizier (NCO)

number impressed "C26444" on the reverse

assist veterans’ widows and orphans and the dependents of needy or disabled veterans

In rare cases

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, by Funcke & Brüninghaus Province of China silvered magnetic steel receiving clip(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with LDO code L 56 for Funcke & Brninghaus,