and a Kraut tried to knock down our house
was invalided to England
his return to civilian life would have its ups and downs
the reverse marked with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/128” for Eugen Schmidthäussler
but heavy seas damaged her hull
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, Variation 1, by Schwerin consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and a Kraut tried to(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded tombak, 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, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN 68, measuring 48. 4 mm (w) x 38. 90 mm (h), weighing 26. 0 grams, most