Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Hold with the actual award taped

with the actual award taped in place over its matching illustration

Leading Aircraftman/Chief Technician/Flight Sergeant A

tearing evident under the eagle's wing on the right side

The award's statute included provisions for posthumous award should the intended recipient not survive detention

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, By Schwerin & Sohn Hold with the actual award taped(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central frontal battleship cutting through waves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 57. 07 mm (h),