Description
Here is your chance to pick up a beautiful Kriegsmarine Destroyer badge. This example is maker marked JFS on the reverse. A later example example produced in zinc with some of the gold finish remaining overall. Seems a previous collector or veteran applied a layer of lacquer to this example, but does not detract. Of the highest quality. The destroyer war badge was instituted on June 4th 1940 by the Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine, Grand Admiral Raeder. Its creation being motivated by a need to decorate crews of the destroyers who had just fought in the Narvik campaign. With the outbreak of the Second World War and the rapid fall of Belgium, Holland and France, in 1940. Great Britain had to stand alone against the new modern German Army (Heer), Air force (Luftwaffe) and Navy (Kriegsmarine) . Standing alone and in need of large amounts of food stuffs, war materials etc., the only available option was the shipment of goods by sea. This engagement between our countries gave birth to two words linked whenever the Second World War was mentioned, the “Convoy” and the “Wolf pack”. The “U” boat badge was instituted by the Commander in Chief of the Navy, Grand Admiral Raeder on 13th October 1939. The design of this badge follows an earlier award badge adopted at the end of the First World War. Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!
