Description
Here’s your chance to pick up a truly beautiful WWII German U-Boat badge. This example is L/18 marked on the reverse for Funke & Brünninghaus of Lüdenscheid. Produced in zinc and a fair amount of gold finish remaining. A must have addition for any serious Third Reich collector! 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!
