Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Sohni, Heubach & Co. Hold issued to Auguste Sessler

issued to Auguste Sessler

Studio photo

constructed of cardboard and marked “Schnellboot” in blue ink with a stamp

measuring 35 mm (w) x 55 mm (h)

to reduce the vulnerability of army divisional supply chains

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Destroyer War Badge, By Sohni, Heubach & Co. Hold issued to Auguste Sessler(Zerstrer Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central destroy cutting through waves, the reverse topped by a stabilizing pin, with a crimped barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked S. H. U. CO. for Sohni, Heubach & Co.,