Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin Hold on top of crossed swords

on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field

the other with a pinback

The inside is lined in a gold-coloured rayon

1945 when commanding the 2nd Battalion Weapon Mountaineer Regiment 27 of the 13th Weapon Mountain Division of the SS “Handschar” (1st Croatian)

Lieutenant P/J/ (Paddy) Browne were given a tremendous ovation

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin Hold on top of crossed swords(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of a gilded and silvered zink alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a frontal depiction of a battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN,