charged with "Neglect to Obey Standing Orders / Breaking Out of Barracks" on February 6
the underside handwritten in black ink "RCFSL" behind the pockets
23 November 1944: Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (Black Wound Badge)
extensive repair evident in the white enamels on the arms on both sides
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction charged with "Neglect to Obey(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, above a U Boat on a hollow background, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat integral catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 64 mm (w) x 39. 14 mm (h), weighing 18. 1