Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern with Packacge, AS in Triangle Maker consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac An early war helmet

An early war helmet

Strikes on targets in the Japanese home islands laid the ground-work for the Okinawa assault

bruising on the CM

measuring 29 mm x 48

the Bronze Grade badge missing one prong)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An S-Boat War Badge, Second Pattern with Packacge, AS in Triangle Maker consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac An early war helmet(Schnellbootkriegsabzeichen 2. Form mit Tte). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a depiction of an S Boat cutting through waves, with its bow extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, topped by a